Project: China Comic and Animation Museum Location: Hangzhou, China Designed by MVRDV Website: www.mvrdv.nl Noted Dutch practice MVRDV wins an international competition to design an outstanding space for China Comic and Animation Museum in China's Hangzhou city, consisting of eight balloon like structures the space will take over 32 000 sqm with an accompanying park area of 13.7 […] 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: Museo Soumaya Location: Mexico City, Mexico Client/Owner: Fundación Carlos Slim Photos by Adam Wiseman Designed by LAR Fernando Romero Website: www.lar-fr.com The outstanding design for Mexico City's Museo Soumaya is conceived as a sculptural building by LAR Fernando Romero practice, nevertheless the museum wont lose any of its functionality. Soumaya will house paintngs and sculptures dating from […] More
Project: National Children's Museum Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Location: National Harbor, Maryland, USA Website: www.pcparch.com Set for construction in 2012, building of National Children's Museum designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects is located close to Washington D.C. and will host exhibits on the environment, health, play, civics, the arts, and world cultures. Design for the four […] More
Project: Elk Grove Civic Center Location: Elk Grove, California, United States Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects Website: www.zaha-hadid.com Out of twenty-three projects London Based Zaha Hadid architects proposal took the first place for a massive new Civic Center in Elk Grove, to be created in collaboration with local practice Stantec set to work as executive architects. This […] 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: Museum of the Second World War Location: Gdansk, Poland Designed by Dizarh Website: www.dizarh.com Design for Museum of the Second World War in Poland by Bulgarian practice Dizarh, for more images continue after the jump: More
Project: China Wood Sculpture Museum Designed by MAD Location: Harbin, China Website: www.i-mad.com In the main city of Northern China, Harbin, the famed architecture practice MAD delivers an astonishing project for the building of China Wood Sculpture Museum. China Wood Sculpture Museum building is set to become an internationally recognized landmark of this rapidly expanding city. More
Project: Museum of Environmental Science Location: Guadalajara, Mexico Designed by Snohetta Website: www.snoarc.no University of Guadalajara has selected Snohetta as the winner of the competition to design the new Museum of Environmental Science. For more images and architects description continue after the jump. More
Project: Zayed National Museum Designed by Foster + Partners Location: Abu Dhabi Website: www.fosterandpartners.com Designs for the Zayed National Museum have been officially unveiled by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Conceived as […] More
Project: The Sprengel Museum Extension Program: Exhibition spaces, offices, workshops, storerooms Client: City of Hannover Location: Kurt-Schwitters-Platz, 30169 Hannover Surface: 4 200 m² Competition: 2010 Design Team: LAN Architecture Structure: Bollinger-Grohmann HEQ Consultant: Agence Franck Boutté Website: www.lan-paris.com LAN has been invited to the competition for the design of the Sprengel Museum Extension in Hanover. The […] More
Project: Queensland Gallery of Modern Art Location: Brisbane, Australia Designed by Yazdani Studio Website: www.yazdanistudio.com The design of Queensland Gallery of Modern Art suggest that the experience of urban life and viewing art can exist in a continuous relationship. Contrary to the tendency to set museums apart and seal them off from the city, the […] More