Snøhetta has redesigned the grounds of the Blanton Museum of Art to unify and revitalise the museum campus in Austin, United States.

This project's initiative unified and revitalised the museum campus across approximately 200,000 square feet, including two buildings and Ellsworth Kelly's Austin.

The design was guided by an overall goal of creating a bold, inclusive gathering space for Austin; one that unites the civic core of the city, represented by the State Capitol to the south and the progressive character of the University to the north.

A series of architectural additions work together with public shade sculptures and a new landscape design to give the Blanton Museum of Art a bold new presence that reflects its artistic direction.

The Blanton's courtyard currently forms a gateway where Congress Avenue, the city's main north-south axis, meets the main pedestrian spine of the UT campus.

"Our design unifies the museum campus with the city's prominent avenue through a choreography of planting, geometry and art," said Snøhetta.

This project has been longlisted in the landscape and urban design category of Dezeen Awards 2025.

Studio: Snøhetta
Project: Blanton Museum of Art Grounds Redesign