Museum
Vertical Museum
A castle tower was rebuilt and reconstructed to a museum by swiss architects L3P Architekten. The tower is listed to the historical heritage and is located in the oldest part of the city of Zürich. Height of the tower is 21 meters and thickness of the walls is up to three meters with the interior […]
Parrish Art Museum by Herzog & de Meuron
Architects Herzog & de Meuron have designed a new museum building for the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York, USA.The Parrish Art Museum today unveiled a re-conceptualized design for its new museum, to be constructed on the 14-acre site the Parrish acquired in Water Mill. Herzog & de Meuron’s design embodies responsiveness to the […]
Musée Hergé by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc
A museum dedicated to Belgian artist and Tintin author Hergé, designed by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, opened earlier this month in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.An elongated prism floats in the forest while a footbridge connects it to the city. Vast bay windows seem to suggest comic strips spaces, while the prism offers a colorful oneiric and fancied […]
Peabody Essex Museum
The collection itself is really interesting and diverse - a wide range of nautical art, as well as egyptian, indian, and native american (among others). But, the jewel of the collection is the Yin Yu Tang house (a chinese merchant’s house that was re-erected at the heart of the museum. Visitors are able […]
Ningbo Historic Museum - Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio
The Ningbo Historic Museum designed by Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio- The project is located at the former “Bund” in Ningbo. The whole area undergoes a functional reconstruction, because the former harbor-facilities have been moved to a new place. As part of an overall protection-plan of the historic buildings in the area, the waiting room […]
Neues Museum by David Chipperfield Architects and Julian Harrap Architects
David Chipperfield Architects and Julian Harrap Architects have completed the renovation of the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany. The 20,500 square metre building was open to the public in October last year and will house Egyptian artifacts. Located on Museum Island, the museum was originally completed in 1849 but was bombed during the Second World […]
Can Framis Museum - Jordi Badia of BAAS architects
Spanish architect Jordi Badia, founder of BAAS architects has designed the Can Framis Museum located in the 22@ District, Barcelona. The project consists in restoring the two current factory buildings which are connected by a new linear block. A new courtyard therefore is formed to define an entry plaza to the project.
Art Museum Strongoli by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au have been commissioned to design the new Art Museum Strongoli in Calabria, Italy. The museum is to be built on top of the Motta Grande overlooking the city. The new Art Museum Strongoli in Calabria is the third COOP HIMMELB(L)AU project in Italy. The museum is not only a cultural center […]
Nefertiti Gets a New Palace
For seven decades Berlin’s Neues Museum was a derelict, bomb-scarred shell — but finally it is back, boasting a star-studded cast including the 3,400-year-old bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti. The entire ensemble of Berlin’s neoclassical galleries will be open for the first time since World War II. The neoclassical architecture, recognized as a […]
Musée National des Beaux Arts du Québec
Denmark-based architecture firm BIG teamed up with Fugere Architectes to create this proposal for the Musée National des Beaux Arts du Québec competition. The main feature of the design is a grand green roof that slopes at quite a precarious angle, but is accessible for people to walk on. The sweeping form surrounds two […]