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The Transart Foundation for Art and Anthropology finds permanent home in Houston designed by SCHAUM/SHIEH

2018-05-14T17:36:00-04:00

The Transart Foundation for Art and Anthropology merges two fields not often associated with one another, supporting experimental work at the intersection of art and anthropology. Previously a nomadic space, the multidisciplinary institution recently found a permanent home in Houston, Texas, in a new building designed by the budding, semi-local firm Schaum/Shieh. Founded by Troy Schaum and Rosalyne Shieh, the studio is based out of Houston and New York City. Known for their surprising forms that celebrate the surrounding landscape, the duo created a multidisciplinary space that supports the multifaceted work of the small arts institution.

Courtesy of SCHAUM/SHIEH.

“The project is designed around a 3,000-square-foot gallery & library. This large “living room” is punctuated in the middle by a circulation core that integrates steps and a library, expanding into a second-floor salon that is open to the space below, effectively dividing the gallery into two adjacent exhibition spaces. The...

A new Houston music venue will open its final stage this year

2018-01-19T18:21:00-05:00

Houston recently gained a new music venue designed by SCHAUM/SHIEH, a small architectural collaboration operating between Houston and New York. The White Oak Music Hall is part of a whole cluster of music venues designed by the firm including The Lawn, and Raven Tower Pavilion. The Pavilion, a converted warehouse space, will soon be re-opened as the final stage in the overall music venue project.

The White Oak Music Hall located in Houston by SCHAUM/SHIEH. Image: Peter Molick.

The White Oak Music Hall located in Houston by SCHAUM/SHIEH. Image: Mark Torres/Houston Press.

The project is a seven-acre assemblage of new and adapted buildings, open-air structures, landscaped areas, and paved and decked surfaces along the Little White Oak Bayou. The White Oak Music Hall was completed last year and houses two performance halls with a 1200-person capacity.

The White Oak Music Hall located in Houston by SCHAUM/SHIEH. Image: Peter Molick.

The White Oak Lawn located in Houston by SCHAUM/SHIEH. I...

MoMA PS1 YAP 2017 finalists announced; include Bureau Spectacular, Ania Jaworska

2016-11-18T12:56:00-05:00

Every summer, the winning design of MoMA's PS1 Young Architects Program helps set the mood for the museum's Warm Up music festivities, providing shade, seating, water and atmosphere. Installed in the museum's outdoor courtyard, the YAP-winning design must also address issues related to the environment and sustainability.

The finalists for 2017 are as follows: Bureau Spectacular / Jimenez Lai; Ania Jaworska; Office of III: Sean Canty, Ryan Golenberg and Stephanie Lin; Jenny E. Sabin; SCHAUM/SHIEH: Rosalyne Shieh and Troy Schaum.

In order to get this far, the firms first had to be among the ~30 nominated to the YAP by deans of architecture schools and editors of architecture publications. Their portfolios were then reviewed by the museum's panel, which consists of Glenn D. Lowry, Director of The Museum of Modern Art; Kathy Halbreich, Associate Director at MoMA; Klaus Biesenbach, Director of MoMA PS1; Peter Reed, Senior Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs; Martino Stierli, Philip Joh...

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​The Transart Foundation for Art and Anthropology finds permanent home in Houston designed by SCHAUM/SHIEH

A new Houston music venue will open its final stage this year

MoMA PS1 YAP 2017 finalists announced; include Bureau Spectacular, Ania Jaworska

The Transart Foundation for Art and Anthropology finds permanent home in Houston designed by SCHAUM/SHIEH