Located in the Historic Southside of Fort Worth, Texas – one of the South’s most underserved communities – The N ational Juneteenth Museum will be the epicenter for the education, preservation and celebration of Juneteenth nationally and globally, hosting exhibit ions, discussions, and events about the significance of African American freedom. Juneteenth is not only American history – it is world history.” Opal Lee is what informed a lot of the design principles our hope is that this building will become a gateway to the Historic Southside community of Fort Worth while serving as a national and global destination. “As a black architect, this project is one of the most rewarding experiences of my career…After nearly 40 years in this profession, I have the opportunity to lead a design for a project that is focused on African American culture,” says Douglass Alligood, Partner, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group. Opal Lee at the helm, t he new 50,000 sq ft museum dedicated to preserving the history of Juneteenth and legacy of freedom will be designed by BIG and African American-owned design and build firm, KAI Enterprises, as reported by The New York Times. With ‘The Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ Ms. After our first conversations with Ulf Öhman from Norrbotten Ornithological Association we were relieved to learn that birds don’t drop where they nest – so there is hope for the glass to remain clear within this cloud of aviary architecture.” BIG Founder & Creative Director, Bjarke Ingels. I couldn’t help wondering if there was a way to take the immersion one step further – and almost instantly the idea of inviting not only the human visitors but also the resident bird and bat population to cohabit a spherical swarm of nests came to life. “ I got to spend a few days and nights in some of the Treehotel rooms right before the pandemic, and left with a sense of rejuvenation from complete immersion into nature. The room is available for bookings on the hotel’s website. Designed in close collaboration with Treehotel and Swedish ornithologist Ulf Öhman, the new BIG-designed hotel room titled Biosphere brings 35 0 bird houses to Swedish Lapland, increasing and strengthening the local biosphere and natural habitat.
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