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news · August 17, 2026

Turner-Wohlsen Selected for Brandywine Museum and Preserve Transformation

The contractor appointment moves a significant American cultural and landscape project toward delivery: a new museum, restoration of a historic mill, and a 325-acre art-and-nature preserve designed as one connected destination.

Turner-Wohlsen Selected for Brandywine Museum and Preserve Transformation

Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

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The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art’s campus transformation includes a new 40,000-square-foot museum building designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates in association with Schwartz/Silver Architects, substantial renovations to the institution’s historic Mill building, and a surrounding 325-acre public preserve and garden with approximately ten miles of trails designed by Field Operations. Turner Construction and Wohlsen Construction will deliver the project as a joint venture.

Status and timeline

A Turner-Wohlsen joint venture has been selected to deliver the approximately $100 million project. A construction start and completion date were not included in the announcement.

Design highlights

Integration of museum architecture, historic preservation, landscape restoration, trails, public gardens, art, and watershed stewardship across a substantially expanded campus.

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