McManus Galleries Dundee Museum

McManus Galleries, Dundee Museum, Fife, Gothic Revival Scotland, sensitive adaptation of ‘A’ Listed building by George Gilbert Scott: architecture

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art Qatar

Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art Qatar building

Conceived as a gathering place where questions are asked, ideas are explored and creativity is fostered, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art will open to the public on 30 December 2010, in Doha, Qatar.

Edouard Malingue Gallery Hong Kong: OMA

OMA’s first completed project in Hong Kong opens today: museum-quality exhibition space and offices for the Edouard Malingue Gallery, the city’s first gallery dedicated to Impressionist and Modernist masterpieces.

Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art Helsinki

The site for Kiasma lies in the heart of Helsinki at the foot of the Parliament building to the west, with Eliel Saarinen’s Helsinki Station to the east, and Alvar Aalto’s Finlandia Hall to the north.

Maribor Art Gallery Building, Slovenia

Maribor Art Gallery Building, Slovenia

The Municipality of Maribor, in partnership with the Union of Architects of Maribor, the UIA and ZAPS, has awarded Family New York with the second prize of 20,000 EUR in the open international competition for the new Maribor Art Gallery in Slovenia.

Cartier Foundation Paris Building

Cartier Foundation Paris Building

Intriguing building that plays games with layers of translucent screens to ask what is building and what is not? Existing mature trees on the site, south of the centre of Paris, are imaginatively integrated.

Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art, Spain

In 1989, Ian Ritchie Architects were invited to contribute their architectural and glass design engineering skills to the creation of the new Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art (Centro Arte Reina Sofia – CARS) being undertaken by Madrid’s Ministry of Culture with the architects Castro and Onzono.

Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, Ljubljana

Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, Ljubljana

Architecturally challenging was the restoration of the protected historic structure of. the ex army barracks area built in the 19th century which has served the military government in the past, and is intended to be used for art in the future providing exhibition, storage and office spaces.