Even with delays due to COVID-19, Oklahoma Contemporary's 2020 opening generated great buzz among architectural press. The new building made the covers of Blueprint and Metropolis, was nominated for awards by World Architecture News, Interior Design and Blueprint and was featured in year-end lists by The Architect's Newspaper, Dezeen, Elle Decor and more. Explore the stories below.
The American Architecture Awards
Oklahoma Contemporary selected as one of eight Best New Museum and Cultural Buildings in U.S.
AIA Oklahoma
Oklahoma Contemporary nominated for Large Commercial Architecture Project award
Architizer
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center // Rand Elliott Architects
Oklahoma Contemporary's new downtown campus
Luxiere
The Business of Balance: Smith & Pickel
Texas Architect
Contemporary Reflections
Blueprint
Oklahoma Contemporary named in shortlist for Blueprint Awards
New arts centre provides Oklahoma City with galleries, performance spaces and studios to support a growing local creative scene
Metropolis
Light is a recurring motif inside and out of Oklahoma City's new cultural landmark
The Architect's Newspaper
Oklahoma Contemporary selected as Editor's Pick in 2020 Best of Design Awards
Rand Elliott completes light-bending Oklahoma Contemporary Art Center
Architectural Digest
Oklahoma’s Light-Bending Contemporary Art Center Has Been Completed
Wallpaper*
New Oklahoma Contemporary draws on the region's light and sky
World Architect News
Oklahoma Contemporary among seven in global shortlist for 2020 World Architecture News Awards in Civics category
Dezeen
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center named in Top 10 U.S. architecture projects of 2020
Zigzagging aluminium walls wrap Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
Interior Design
Bright Golden Haze announced as 2020 Best of Year Award finalist
Rand Elliott Architects Plays with Diurnal Rhythms for Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
Azure Magazine
Groundbreaker: Into the Fold
designboom
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center opens its doors with luminous exhibition
Elle Decor
The 22 Most Beautiful Architectures of 2020 [English Version] | [Italian Version]
Oklahoma Contemporary and a Façade Reflecting the Open Skies [English Version] | [Italian Version]
Gray Magazine
Architect Rand Elliott talks about Oklahoma Contemporary's new home
Design Curial
Light+Tech: Facade lighting
Blueprint Awards 2020 Shortlist Announced
Metal Architecture
Creating Folding Light
Aluminum Extruders Council
Oklahoma City Contemporary Arts Center Building Uses Extruded Aluminum to ‘Fold Light'
Ambientes Digital
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Centre por Rand Elliott Architects
