The University of Iowa's new Visual Arts Building (VAB), home to the School of Art & Art History, has received year-end acclaim from architectural journalists and enthusiasts as among the world's best buildings completed in 2016.

• The Architect's Newspaper named VAB "2016 Best Building of the Year Midwest".
   
• Architectural Record included VAB among its "Top Ten Projects of 2016".
   
• Wired included VAB in an article titled, "25 Masterpieces That Prove 2016 Was An Incredible Year for Architecture".

In addition to these year-end accolades, VAB generated other national and international press earlier in the year around the time of its October 7, 2016, opening:

• The New York Times featured VAB in August and September.
   
• Design site Wallpaper.
   
• Dezeen, an online architecture and design magazine.
   
• Architecture site arch daily.
   
• Architect, the journal of the American Institute of Architects.
   
• In addition to its year-end recognition, Architectural Record featured VAB when it opened.
   
• A As Architecture, an international architecture site.
   
• Architecture site Archinect.
   
• Spanish site Arquitectura Viva.
   
• newyork-architects named VAB its Building of the Week when it opened.
   
• L’Observatoire International noted VAB for its innovative lighting.
   
• Here's the UI's Iowa Now article, and a UI-produced video about the building and the "Iowa Idea".

Visual Arts Building is located at 107 River Street, Iowa City, Iowa.

For information about all of the UI's recent architectural projects, visit inspire.uiowa.edu.