Santralistanbul Museum of Contemporary Arts

The first power plant of the Ottoman Empire was built at the point where the Golden Horn ends. Its construction began in 1910 and the plant was in operation until 1984. Construction continued until the last boiler room was built in 1957.

BMW Museum Munich Building, Germany

BMW Museum Munich Building, Germany

The new BMW Museum had to be integrated into the existing structural fabric of the group headquarters in Munich, where trend-setting architecture already had a presence in 1973 with the ‘Museum Bowl’.

National Football Museum England, Urbis

National Football Museum due to close its public galleries following a decision taken last week to move to Manchester. Preston City Council was reported as considering to take legal action. The museum move to Urbis in Manchester.

Schiller National Museum, Marbach building photos

Schiller National Museum, Marbach Building

The Schiller National Museum in Marbach am Neckar will be officially reopened in the presence of Federal President Horst Koehler on 10 November 2009, the 250th anniversary of Friedrich Schiller’s birthday, following a restoration by David Chipperfield Architects.

Tianjin Bridge Culture Museum Building, China

Tianjin Bridge Culture Museum Building, China

The Bridge Culture Museum is located at the centre of the QiaoYuan Park, Tianjin. Because of it special location, on the central axis facing to the main entrance, this zone is designed as a leisure and exhibition space in order to meet people’s needs of ‘pleasurable show space’.

Perot Museum of Nature & Science Building Dallas

Perot Museum of Nature & Science Building Dallas Texas

Museums, armatures for collective societal experience and cultural expression, present new ways of interpreting the world. They contain knowledge, preserve information and transmit ideas; they stimulate curiousity, raise awareness and create opportunities for exchange.

Darwin Centre, Cocoon – Natural History Museum

Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum London, Architect, Architecture, Pictures Darwin Centre London – Cocoon Phase 2 Natural History Museum Building, London, England, UK 14 Sep 2009 Darwin Centre Natural History Museum unveils the Darwin Centre at royal celebrations Design: C F Møller Architects HRH Prince William of Wales and Sir David Attenborough herald new Darwin … Read more

National Museum of Art, Architecture & Design

National Museum of Art, Architecture & Design Contest

The final winner of this Norwegian design contest will be selected from these and announced in March 2010. Entries: more than 230 architecture practices from across the world.

Sintra Natural History Museum, Portugal Building

Sintra Natural History Museum News, Portugal Building Project Photo, Portuguese Exhibition Design Sintra Natural History Museum Portugal Portuguese Building design by Sousa Santos Arquitectos 31 Aug 2009 Date built: 2009 Design: Sousa Santos Arquitectos Sintra’s Natural History Museum English text (scroll down for Portuguese text) Sintra’s Natural History Museum The scheme defines the design approach … Read more