About this episode

Ben van Berkel and Frans van Vuure discuss the renovation of the Jewish Museum of New York and the opening of their first U.S. office.

Ben van Berkel and Frans van Vuure of Dutch firm UNS join Architectural Record 's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss the just-completed renovation of the Jewish Museum of New York, the opening the studio's first U.S. office in Austin, and the value of architecture in 2026

People in this episode

Host: Architectural Record

Guests: Ben van Berkel, Frans van Vuure

Topics covered

• architecture
• renovation
• Jewish Museum
• design
• US office
• value of architecture

Keywords

• Ben van Berkel
• Frans van Vuure
• UNS
• Jewish Museum
• Austin
• architecture
• renovation
• 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNS

Places: New York, Austin

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