The La Gota Cultural Center and Tobacco Museum, located in Navalmoral de la Mata, Spain was designed by Ramiro Losada and Alberto García. It is a hybrid building, hosting temporary exhibition spaces, a permanent exhibition for the painter Sofia Feliu and a Tobacco Museum. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Architects Ifat Finkelman and Deborah Warschawski have teamed up to build a wooden structure around an old pine tree to update a courtyard space at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Situated at the entrance of the museum’s Wing for Art Education, the IMJ Tree House provides a gathering point for both adult and children visitors. “As […] More
MVRDV architects are working on a new type of cultural venue in Rotterdam, where visitors can experience the art collection, while it is being exhibited within state-of-the-art conservation spaces. It is planned as an extension of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, located in Rotterdam’s well known Museumpark district. The centuries-old establishment It currently keeps its […] More
The Museum of Tomorrow, designed by spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is set to open its doors in rio de janeiro’s puerto maravilha neighborhood. The design of the museum is influenced by local culture and, through its architecture, explores the relationship between the city and the natural environment. It consists of 5,000 square meters of temporary […] More
>New Plymouth became the home of the impressive Len Lye Centre building designed for this city in New Zealand by the talented architectural team at the Pattersons Associates architecture practice. The building celebrating the work of kinetic sculptor and filmmaker Len Lye is the first museum dedicated to a single artist in New Zealand. The […] More
For the city of Los Angeles as well as Broad and Diller Scofidio + Renfro architecture The Broad Museum and Gallery is one of the few pivotal new projects. The showstopping lobby housing now its signature escalator was actually made out of sculptural concrete, designed to contrast the exterior of this landmark building. The building […] More
Berger & Berger architects were in charge of the newly renovated Lambert Collection museum housing the complete works (owned by the state) of artist Yvon Lambert. The collection was initially housed in Avignon’s 18th century townhouse later on it extended to the neighboring Hôtel de Montfaucon mansion. Both historic buildings along with the binding extension were renovated […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects have revealed the plans for Messner Mountain Museum Corones for the first time back in 2013 (see the initial project design). Today the museum honoring the famed mountain climber is open to visitors, with all of its impressive vistas. The idea is that visitors can descend within the mountain to explore its […] More
Up and coming Polish architecture practice Project Gaga is one of the honorable mentions in the competition for the design of Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki (Finland). The project has over 1715 entries coming from 77 countries. In result of this research, museum space is defined as a fluent, full of social activity and interactions, easily accessible, […] More
Designed by the American architect Franky Gehry, the much anticipated Louis Vuitton museum located in France is finally completed. “From the invention of glass curved to the nearest millimetre for the 3,600 panels that form the Fondation’s twelve sails to the 19,000 panels of Ductal (fibre-reinforced concrete), each one unique, that give the iceberg […] More
Sleuk Rith Institute in Cambodia by Zaha Hadid Architects is the first wooden construction project by the famed London based architecture practice. Located in Phnom Penh the building is envisioned as a genocide memorial but it also accommodates space for a museum, research centre, library and a connected archive, all focused on the atrocities committed […] More
Metropol Parasol by J. MAYER H Architects finished in 2011 stands as one of the largest and most innovative timber constructions to date. The impressive construction is located in the city of Seville (Spain). Located on a plaza this massive construction provides a city centre retreat with its shade as well as the space for […] More