Project: Moesgård Museum Designed by Henning Larsen Architects Located: Århus, Denmark Website: www.henninglarsen.com The noted practice Henning Larsen Architects with their winning design for Moesgard Museum merge the building with surrounding hills of Skade, at the same time creating a remarkable landmark. The museum's roofscape is covered with grass, moss and flowers and under it the project […] More
Project: SFMOMA Expansion Location: San Francisco, United States Designed by Snohetta Website: www.snoarc.no The noted practice Snohetta has recently revealed the preliminary image of their SFMOMA Expansion design, with a number of engaging outdoor spaces the museum is expected to successfully expand its reach into the community. To achieve such a task special pedestrain routes will […] More
Magazine: Architectural Record Published: June 2011 Cover Photography by Duccio Malagamba Website: archrecord.construction.com The impressive new cover of Architectural Record features the City of Culture of Galicia's Archive and Library designed by Eisenman Architects, and you can find more about the project inside the mag. More
Project: Cultural Complex Longgang District Designed by Mecanoo Cooperation with Grontmij Website: www.mecanoo.nl Dutch practice Mecanoo Architects is enlisted by the government of Shenzhen to design a new cultural complex in the Longgang District, this project will house sciense and art museums, youth center as well as a massive bookstore, taking on a scope of over 90,000m2. The […] More
Project: The Mosque and Museum of Religious Harmony Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group Location: Tirana, Albania Website: www.big.dk Noted Danish practice BIG designs a cultural centre in Tirana, this winning entry was selected out of five finalists including Spanish Architect Andreas Perea Ortega, French Architecture Studio, Dutch SeARCH and Zaha Hadid Architects. To create this […] More
Project: Service and Cultural Center Designed by Yaniv Pardo Architects Location: Holon, Israel Client: Holon Municipality Size: 50,000sqm Website: www.yanivpardo.co.il A massive project set to rise in Israel's Holon Municipality while the focal point of the design are Service and Cultural Centre, Yaniv Pardo Architects will also design housing and the Commercial Spaces around the city square. More
Project: Kew Gardens Hills Library Designed by WORKac Website: work.ac Design for Kew Gardens Hills Library gets a fresh approach by WORKac who implement their signature to both interior and exterior design featuring an outstanding green roof. For more images and architects description continue after the jump: More
Project: Broad Museum Location: Los Angeles, United States Designed by Diller Scofidio + Refro Architects Website: www.dillerscofidio.com Recently presented design for Eli Broad's new Los Angeles museum is set to be the first door neighbor to the famed Walt Disney Concert Hall with an estimated construction cost of $130m, project is work of New York based […] More
Project: Place Lalla Yeddouna Location: Fez, Morocco Designed by Mossessian & Partners in collaboration with Yassir Khalil Studio Website: www.mossessian.com Two decades ago Moroccan Medina in Fez was recognised as an official UNESCO World Heritage Site, winner of an international design competition for an urban renewal project went to British Mossessian & Partners which will collaborate with local Yassir […] More
Project: Kanas Lake Performance Theatre Designed by Broadway Malyan Client: Provincial Government Location: Xinjiang Province, China Size: 1,200 seats Website: www.broadwaymalyan.com Broadway Malyan's first theatre project in China is set to break ground in May 2011, this multi-purpose space in the Xinjiang province of North West China will house 1,200 seats and performance space ready to house […] More
Project: Railyards Cultural Centre Designed by 3XN Location: Godsbanearealerne, Aarhus, DK Client: Aarhus Municipality Area: 9,500 m2 Budget: 12 mio. Euro Architect: 3XN, Exner, NORD Website: www.3xn.dk Noted Danish office 3XN delivers another impeccable project, the construction has already begun on their project design for Railyards Cultural Centre in Denmark's second largest city Aarhus. The construction includes restoration of the historical Railyards […] More
Project: National Concert Hall Dublin Location: Dublin, Ireland Designed by 3XN Website: www.3xn.dk 3XN is one of two finalists (2nd is also a Danish practice – Henning Larsen Architects) in the prestigious competition to design Dublin’s new National Concert Hall, unfortunately this impressive work might never be constructed. Due to the economic hard times taking over […] More