New photos of British architect David Adjaye's contemporary art centre in San Antonio, Texas, show that construction on the angular crimson building has completed.
Ruby City is a new art museum in the Texas city designed by Adjaye Associates in collaboration with local firm Alamo Architects.
The new photographs, released today, capture the 14,000 square feet (1300-square-metre) as its construction completes. The building is set to open to the public in October 2019.

The images show that the faceted exterior is completely clad in the red-toned precast concrete panels that give the building its vibrant hue.
A close-up glimpse of these panels captures the aggregate of glass and mica that are intended to shimmer in the light. One of the crimson panels also pops open to reveal a window. Ruby City was first imagined by philanthropist, artist and art collector the late Linda Pace, who passed away on 2 July 2007. The building will be home to the Linda Pace Foundation permanent collection.

First unveiled in 2015, Ruby City at 150 Camp Street has a red exterior that architect Adjaye based on the patron's dream.
Pace saw a red building in her sleep and made a sketch of it, which she then presented to Adjaye.
"My goal was to translate Linda's idea into a building that will do justice to her legacy," said Adjaye in a project statement. "It is a tremendous responsibility, and one that is dear to my heart."

"Linda had a clear vision for how the institution ...