Crest Installation, V&A in London
Crest Installation in London: temporary sculpture – design by Zaha Hadid Architects – V&A installation, London, architect, design, architecture, images
Museum building designs
Museum buildings designs and architects
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New Mathematics Gallery in London, South Kensington
New Mathematics Gallery in London at the Science Museum: South Kensington interior, England – design by Zaha Hadid Architects – architecture images
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
The architect of the building complex of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and TR Warszawa Theatre in Plan Defilad has been selected!
Bainbridge Island Gateway, Washington
Design: Coates Design Architects. The Bainbridge Island Gateway, a multi use office and retail anchor on Bainbridge Island, WA, features copper panels crafted by hand in Silverdale, WA using weatherizing technology developed by DMD. The facade is self-healing, and will continue to age over time.
Wine Museum in Lavaux – Lake Geneva Building
How to generate a large-scale cultural attraction in a UNESCO World heritage site? This audacious building by architects Mauro Turin Architectes on the shores of Lake Geneva doesn’t try to fit in, but proposes a massive cantilever.
National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth
Design: Purcell
The Babcock Galleries at The National Museum of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard have opened to the public following a £4.5 million renovation led by architects Purcell and project managers Artelia.
September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion
Design: Snøhetta: Opening of National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion. On May 15, 2014, President Obama will be present for the dedication of the National September 11 Memorial Museum & Pavilion at the World Trade Center site
Museum For Argo in Greece, Volos Building
Tense Architecture Network wins 2nd prize (shared) in the European competition for the new Museum of the reconstructed mythical ship Argo for the city of Volos in Greece
Whitney Downtown Museum New York Building
Design: architect Renzo Piano.The new building will include more than 50,000 sqft of indoor galleries and 13,000 sqft of outdoor exhibition space on a series of rooftops facing the High Line
Het Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands
Exhibition design: ATELIER BRÜCKNER, Germany. The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) is presenting its extensive collection of maps and atlases in a new setting.
The exhibition, “The Atlases”, is being shown in the east wing of the museum, part of the ‘object galleries’, designed by architects ATELIER BRÜCKNER and opened in 2011.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam building extension
Design: BenthemCrouwel Architects. The new levitated superstructure contains exhibition space, a restaurant, a shop and the new entrance. The new building, popularly called ‘the Bath Tub’, adds over 9,000 sqm to the historic museum building. This includes programme space as well as 3,400 sqm of exhibition space
Vanke New City Center Nanjing Development
Spark’s sales gallery is located adjacent to Nanjing South Railway Station: the two storey building showcases the broad spectrum of residential and commercial space available at Vanke’s mixed use development.
Conceived as an abstracted reflection of railway track geometry this bold building is shaped by functional and conceptual considerations.
Natural History Museum of Utah – NHMU Building
Design: Ennead Architects, LLP with GSBS. The new Natural History Museum of Utah building is designed by Todd Schliemann of Ennead Architects. The building sits on a breathtaking 17-acre site overlooking the Salt Lake Valley, its commanding profile and copper skin blending seamlessly into the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain Range. Partners Schliemann and Don Weinreich led the Ennead design team, in association with David Brems and John Branson of GSBS (Gillies Stransky Brems Smith) of Salt Lake City.
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, MOCA
Design: Farshid Moussavi / Foreign Office Architects. MOCA Cleveland is a 34,000 sqft non-collecting contemporary art museum designed to serve as a catalyst for creativity and growth in a cosmopolitan Cleveland neighborhood