Plans have been approved to create a downtown art museum designed by Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré in Las Vegas, USA.
The city council approved initial plans for the 90,000-square-foot (8,350 square metre) Las Vegas Museum of Art, which is set to be built on a parking lot in the Symphony Park area of Downtown Las Vegas.
First render revealed

As part of the approval process, the trustees of the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA) revealed the first rendering of the building concept.
Designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Ke?re?, the building will contain two floors of gallery space raised above a lobby and entrance area.
The galleries will overhang the lower floor and shelter the entrance as part of a plan to turn the adjoining square into a "front porch" for the museum. Design blends "beauty of the desert with local building principles"
According to Kéré the design was informed by both the city and the surrounding desert in Nevada.
"Our design blends the beauty of the desert environment with local building principles and the passion and collaborative spirit of the Las Vegas Museum of Art to create a space where dreams come to life," said Kéré.
"It is a tremendous honor, and a highlight of my professional journey, to create a space that will bring art and joy to the residents who call Las Vegas home."

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