
Functioning as an inverted stoop, the tiered, 150-seat lobby of the new Studio Museum in Harlem welcomes neighbors and visitors alike off West 125th Street. The seven-story building is the institution’s first purpose-built home since its founding—famously above a liquor store—in 1968. Designed by Adjaye Associates and Cooper Robertson, the museum reopened last November after seven years of construction. Led by former intern and longtime director Thelma Golden, it functions as both an archive and
144 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027