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Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Ten Museums to Visit Before You Die

Jun 14, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 18 segments

Episode 203 explores ten museums worth seeing not for the collections alone, but for the buildings themselves. From quiet rooms shaped by light to dramatic structures carved from old industrial…

Episode 203 explores ten museums worth seeing not for the collections alone, but for the buildings themselves. From quiet rooms shaped by light to dramatic structures carved from old industrial spaces, this episode looks at museums where architecture changes the way we move, look, and remember the visit.

Episode 203 explores ten museums worth seeing not for the collections alone, but for the buildings themselves. From quiet rooms shaped by light to dramatic structures carved from old industrial…

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Speakers: Bob BorsonHostAndrew HawkinsHost

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Museum #1 – Guggenheim, New York8:36 – 17:27

B

8:36

So the first one on this list is The Guggenheim in New York, and the proper name is actually The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Andrew HawkinsHost

8:45

Mm-hmm.

B

8:46

Frank Lloyd Wright was the architect, and it opened in October of 1959 in New York City.

B

8:54

I have been to this museum-

Andrew HawkinsHost

8:56

Mm-hmm

B

8:56

... once in my life.

Andrew HawkinsHost

8:58

Mm-hmm.

B

8:58

And it was in July of 2022, so not that long ago.

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:02

Hmm.

B

9:03

And I went there to look at the auditorium as part of a exercise that my firm was helping out with, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and we bounced around this part of the country for a little while looking at different auditoriums 'cause we were going through the process of looking to see how can we address the Kalita Humphreys Theater that's in Dallas.

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:24

Mm-hmm.

B

9:25

So we were going through that.

B

9:26

So that's what brought me here.

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:27

Yeah.

B

9:27

And I will tell you that The Guggenheim is one of those museums that if you're talking museums, it's gonna enter the conversation before you invite it.

B

9:36

That's just kinda how it is.

B

9:38

And-

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:39

Yeah.

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:40

Probably

B

9:40

... you say the word museum, and there it is.

B

9:43

Sits on Fifth Avenue.

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:45

Mm-hmm.

B

9:45

Kinda like a white spiral cone dropped into the...

B

9:48

And it's an, it's a ziggurat, an inverted ziggurat.

B

9:51

There's so many little weird facts about this building-

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Museum #1 – Guggenheim, New York8:36 – 17:27

B

8:36

So the first one on this list is The Guggenheim in New York, and the proper name is actually The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Andrew HawkinsHost

8:45

Mm-hmm.

B

8:46

Frank Lloyd Wright was the architect, and it opened in October of 1959 in New York City.

B

8:54

I have been to this museum-

Andrew HawkinsHost

8:56

Mm-hmm

B

8:56

... once in my life.

Andrew HawkinsHost

8:58

Mm-hmm.

B

8:58

And it was in July of 2022, so not that long ago.

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:02

Hmm.

B

9:03

And I went there to look at the auditorium as part of a exercise that my firm was helping out with, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and we bounced around this part of the country for a little while looking at different auditoriums 'cause we were going through the process of looking to see how can we address the Kalita Humphreys Theater that's in Dallas.

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:24

Mm-hmm.

B

9:25

So we were going through that.

B

9:26

So that's what brought me here.

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:27

Yeah.

B

9:27

And I will tell you that The Guggenheim is one of those museums that if you're talking museums, it's gonna enter the conversation before you invite it.

B

9:36

That's just kinda how it is.

B

9:38

And-

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:39

Yeah.

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:40

Probably

B

9:40

... you say the word museum, and there it is.

B

9:43

Sits on Fifth Avenue.

Andrew HawkinsHost

9:45

Mm-hmm.

B

9:45

Kinda like a white spiral cone dropped into the...

B

9:48

And it's an, it's a ziggurat, an inverted ziggurat.

B

9:51

There's so many little weird facts about this building-

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