National Museum of Ceramics Princessehof

National Museum of Ceramics Princessehof in Leeuwarden

i29 interior architects transform National Museum of Ceramics Princessehof in Leeuwarden, NL. Leeuwarden is the European Capital of Culture 2018, and museum Princessehof celebrates its 100th birthday, the motive for a major renovation of the building.

Cloud Garden of General Yisabu, Gangwon-do

Cloud Garden of General Yisabu, Gangwon-do

‘I am searching for a design language to embody the eastern concept of ‘Yi,’ in the futuristic way. This is an exploration of what CAA can do to bring eastern culture and futurism together.’ – Liu Haowei, architect

The Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo, Japan

The Japanese Sword Museum

The Japanese Sword Museum, designed by Maki and Associates, exhibiting some of the best swords in Japan over the last fifty years, has recently moved to a new site due to the physical deterioration of its previous home.

Kokillen Museum Building in Fagersta

Kokillen

Bornstein Lyckefors arkitekter designed Kokillen. Kokillen is a black iron imprint formed by the site and program molded in a volume that relates to the situation and public space surrounding it.

The Bauhaus Promenade Museum Dessau

The Bauhaus Promenade Museum in Dessau

The Bauhaus Promenade Museum in Dessau was designed by Matteo Cainer Architects. To capture the spirit of the Bauhaus is to recognise the scale and vision of one of the most important movements in 20th century contemporary design.

Caixa Forum Building in Madrid

Caixa Forum Madrid

Updated photos by Simon Garcia. The Caixa Forum was designed by the world-famous Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron from 2001 to 2007. The building combined an old abandoned electrical station with new construction of floors which are encased with oxidized cast-iron

Messner Mountain Museum Corones, South Tyrol

Messner Mountain Museum Corones in South Tyrol

Remembering Architect Zaha Hadid – a key recent building: embedded within the summit of Mount Kronplatz, 2,275m above sea level at the centre South Tyrol’s most popular ski resort, this daring building is surrounded by alpine peaks.

Moesgaard Museum Extension: Moesgård Aarhus

Moesgaard Museum extension Aarhus building

e-architect director Isabelle Lomholt reviews new Moesgård Museum building design by Henning Larsen Architects, “I felt a slight apprehension when hearing of the new home for Moesgård, but I am delighted with the massive unobtrusive building”.

Illuminations of Canadian Museum of History

Illuminations of Canadian Museum of History

After two years of work, Lightemotion, for GSM Project, has added another noteworthy project to its list with the lighting design for Gatineau’s Canadian Museum of History.

Reimagining Wordsworth in Grasmere, Cumbria

Reimagining Wordsworth

Lake District National Park Authority Planning Committee members gave their approval for the Wordsworth Trust’s proposed £6.2m development project Reimagining Wordsworth designed by Purcell Architects.

Statue of Liberty Museum Building, New York

The Statue of Liberty sculpture

Topping off for new $70 m free-standing 20,000-sqft museum building. It is due to accommodate far more people than the current exhibition space. It will be constructed of glass, granite, and concrete–materials inspired by the waterfront.

Urban Nation Museum in Berlin Building

Urban Nation Museum in Berlin

GRAFT developed the architectural concept for the conversion of an old residential building, located in Berlin. Through a clever modular façade the building itself can change and became a piece of art.

Showroom Exhibition at Helsinki Fair Centre

Showroom Exhibition at the Helsinki Fair Centre

Showroom design, interior design and lighting event for professionals is organized second time in Helsinki Fair Centre 13.–15.9.2017. Avanto Architects Ltd were asked to design exhibition architecture, but found the task very challenging as they always start from the site.