Preview: Shigeru Ban's First Permanent U.S. Museum

Shigeru Ban calls the Aspen Art Museum, which is expected to be completed this summer, "my great step forward in my career as an architect." Dwell caught up with the architect for the recent reveal in Los Angeles. Slideshow

"There was no space to waste on this small site," says Ban. The building within has a translucent effect, with a woven wood-composite exterior.

Architectural rendering of the exterior of the new Aspen Art Museum. Image courtesy of the Aspen Art Museum and Shigeru Ban Architects (SBA).