Mountain landscapes inform perforated-granite-clad Chengdu Natural History Museum
This post was originally published on this site Faceted, rock-like forms clad with panels of perforated granite define the Chengdu Natural History Museum in China,…
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Heatherwick Studio reveals design for Shanghai exhibition hall wrapped in “ribbons”
This post was originally published on this site British architecture firm Heatherwick Studio has revealed the design of West Bund Orbit exhibition centre in Shanghai,…
James Gorst Architects creates timber-framed temple in rural Hampshire
This post was originally published on this site Timber-framed pavilions connected by cloistered walkways define this non-denominational temple complex by British studio James Gorst Architects…
Michael Maltzan completes decades-long revamp of LA’s Hammer Museum
This post was originally published on this site A new lobby and sculpture terrace are among the final additions to a Los Angeles art museum…
Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum steps up slope below Indian fort
This post was originally published on this site Architecture studio Vastushilpa Consultants has created a museum and memorial in India to honour the victims of the…
Refurbishment of Hippodromen theatre in Malmö “equips the building for another century of life”
This post was originally published on this site British studio Haworth Tompkins and Swedish firm White Arkitekter have given the 19th-century Hippodromen theatre in Sweden…
Sculptural roof helps Taihang Xinyu Art Museum blend into mountainside
This post was originally published on this site Chinese practice Wang Chong Studio used rustic stone walls and a sloping roof to help this art…
Open Architecture draws on traditional gardens for concrete cultural centre in China
This post was originally published on this site Classical Chinese gardens informed the sweeping white-concrete geometries of Shanfeng Academy, a culture and sports centre in…
Renzo Piano wraps Istanbul Modern in facade “evocative of fish scales”
This post was originally published on this site Italian architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has completed the landmark Istanbul Modern museum, which is its…
Kaan Architecten’s underground extension to Dutch museum is designed to “radiate grandeur”
This post was originally published on this site Dutch practice Kaan Architecten has extended the Museum Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, concealing over…