Following on the widely-read The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues, which explored how museums are changing through conversations with today's generation of museum directors, New York-based author and cultural strategy advisor András Szántó's new compilation turns its attention to architects. The conclusion of The Future of the Museum was that the "software" of art museums has evolved. Museum leaders are "working to make institutions more open, inclusive, experiential, culturally polyphonic, technologically savvy, attuned to the needs of their communities, and engaged in the defining issues of our time." It follows that the "hardware" of the art museum must also change. Conversations with a carefully selected group of architects survey current thinking in the field, engaging not only architects who have built some of the world's most iconic institutions, but also members of an emerging global generation that is destined to leave its mark on the museum of the future.CONVERSATION PARTNERS:Kunlé Adeyemi (NLÉ), David Adjaye (Adjaye Associates), Paula Zasnicoff Cardoso& Carlos Alberto Maciel (Arquitetos Associados), David Chipperfield (David Chipperfield Architects), Minsuk Cho (Mass Studies), Elizabeth Diller (Diller Scofidio + Renfro), Frida Escobedo, Sou Fujimoto (Sou Fujimoto Architects), Lina Ghotmeh (Lina Ghotmeh Architecture), Bjarke Ingels (BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group), Kabage Karanja& Stella Mutegi (Cave_bureau), Li Hu& Huang Wenjing (OPEN), Jing Liu& Florian Idenburg (SO IL), Yansong Ma (MAD Architects), Winy Maas (MVRDV), Roth Eduardo Neira (Roth Architecture), Stephan Schütz (gmp Architekten), Kerstin Thompson (_KTA), Xu Tiantian (DnA Design and Architecture), Kulapat Yantrasast (WHY), Liam Young (SCI-Arc)ANDRÁS SZÁNTÓ (*1964, Budapest) advises museums, cultural institutions, and leading brands on cultural strategy. An author and editor, his writings have appeared in the New York Times, Artforum, the Art Newspaper, and many other publications. He has overseen the National Arts Journalism Program at Columbia University and the Global Museum Leaders Colloquium at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Szántó, who lives in Brooklyn, has been conducting conversations with art-world leaders since the early 1990s, including as a frequent moderator of the Art Basel Conversations series.

IntroductionWONDER& HUMILITY: BUILDING THE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY ART MUSEUMThe DialoguesSites of EmpathyKulapat YantrasastA VISIT TO A MUSEUM SHOULD BE LIKE ENJOYING A GARDEN OF IDEAS AND STORIESFreedom PlatformPaula Zasnicoff Cardoso& Carlos Alberto MacielAN OASIS CAN SAVE YOUR LIFEThe New Public RoomDavid AdjayeTHIS PLACE IS ESSENTIAL TO FORMING A HUMAN BEINGPlacemakingKerstin ThompsonWHERE DOES THE MUSEUM BEGIN AND END?Spectacle or SanctuaryDavid ChipperfieldEVERYTHING IS SENSITIZEDTemporalityJing Liu& Florian IdenburgARCHITECTURE SHOULD ACCOMMODATE A CENTURY OF IDEASPorosityFrida EscobedoSUBTLENESS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ORDINARYContext Is EverythingStephan SchützA LANDSCAPE OF OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIESArchaeology of the FutureLina GhotmehA PLACE OF FREEDOMCivic SpaceMinsuk ChoTHE MUSEUM AS A PLAYGROUND FOR ALLDAVID ADJAYEAdjaye AssociatesPAULA ZASNICOFF CARDOSO& CARLOS ALBERTO MACIELArquitetos AssociadosBJARKE INGELSBIG | Bjarke Ingels GroupKABAGE KARANJA& STELLA MUTEGICave_bureauDAVID CHIPPERFIELDDavid Chipperfield ArchitectsELIZABETH DILLERDiller Scofidio + RenfroXU TIANTIANDnA Design and ArchitectureFRIDA ESCOBEDOFrida EscobedoSTEPHAN SCHÜTZgmp · von Gerkan, Marg und Partners ArchitectsKERSTIN THOMPSONKerstin Thompson ArchitectsLIAM YOUNGLINA GHOTMEHLina Ghotmeh ArchitectureMA YANSONGMAD ArchitectsMINSUK CHOMass StudiesWINY MAASMVRDVKUNLÉ ADEYEMINLÉLI HU& HUANG WENJINGOPENROTH EDUARDO NEIRARoth ArchitectureJING LIU& FLORIAN IDENBURGSO ILSOU FUJIMOTOSou Fujimoto ArchitectsKULAPAT YANTRASASTWHY ArchitectureThe Light InstitutionLi Hu& Huang WenjingOUR SECRET WEAPON IS NATUREArchitect as ArtistElizabeth DillerIT'S A CHALLENGE TO DESIGN FOR A MOVING TARGETMuseum as ExhibitionBjarke IngelsA MUSEUM COULD BE A WAKE-UP CALLSurrealityMa YansongMUSEUMS ARE THE STARTING POINT OF A JOURNEYGreen SpaceSou FujimotoAN OPEN FIELD OF ACCEPTANCEThe Rural MuseumXu TiantianRURAL LIFE IS ITSELF A MUSEUMNew Cities& ClimatesKunlé AdeyemiAFRICA IS THE NEW MUSEUMThe New OldWiny MaasA GIANT LABORATORY OF THINGS WAITING TO BE EXPLORED AND DISCOVEREDThe Anthropocene MuseumKabage Karanja& Stella MutegiTHINGS ARE GOING TO GO FULL CIRCLENature& PlayRoth Eduardo NeiraNATURE IS A PERFECT MUSEUM EVERY TIMEDigital Spacesliam youngWE ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH DEFINITIONSThe DialoguesAcknowledgments