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Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects

Also known as: TWBTA

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The Obama Presidential Center, TWBTA's museum-tower-and-campus design in Chicago, opened to the public June 19, 2026 (CNN, Dezeen, Architectural Record); firm's own site actively maintains a current project list. (verified 2026-07-18)

Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects is a New York-based architecture firm founded in 1986 by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, focused on institutional work for museums, schools, and nonprofit organizations, including the American Folk Art Museum, the Barnes Foundation, the Hood Museum of Art, David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, and the Obama Presidential Center.

HeadquartersNew York, NY
Founded1986
RolesArchitecture, Exhibit Design
Websitehttps://twbta.com

Projects (13)

ProjectVenueRoleYear
Obama Presidential Center Museum Obama Presidential Center Architecture 2026
Digital Experience David Geffen Hall Architecture 2022
David Geffen Hall Renovation David Geffen Hall Architecture 2022
Garden Pavilion / Welcome Center Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Architecture 2022
Expansion and Renovation Hood Museum of Art Architecture 2019
Asia Society Hong Kong Center Asia Society Hong Kong Center Architecture 2012
The Barnes Foundation The Barnes Foundation Architecture 2012
David Rubenstein Atrium David Rubenstein Atrium Architecture 2009
The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson: Constructing a Legend The Jewish Museum Exhibit Design 2007
Expansion, Phase 2 (Katz Wing for Modern Art) Phoenix Art Museum Architecture 2006
Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Concrete National Building Museum Exhibit Design 2004
American Folk Art Museum American Folk Art Museum Architecture 2001
Expansion, Phase 1 (Façade and West Wing) Phoenix Art Museum Architecture 1996

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