Sir David Adjaye unveils design for new Princeton University Art Museum building

Designed by Sir David Adjaye, the Princeton University Art Museum has revealed the design for its new building. The structure will replace and almost double the square footage of the existing facility, which occupies a central location on Princeton's campus. Stone, bronze, and glass make up the core material building blocks of the new facility, speaking "both to the present moment and the historic Princeton context." "Sir David’s architecture will invite visitors to see themselves as citizens of a broader set of communities, which in turn will, we hope, nurture a deeper sense of our shared humanity." said James Steward, the Museums's Nancy A. Nasher-David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976 director in a statement. "The design will give us a building that fosters new modes of investigation, reflects and deepens our commitment to equity and inclusion and affords new moments of aspiration and inspiration." The new Museum will occupy three stories and will feature seven primary interlocked p...