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Museum Of The Sea In Sete / C+D Architecture

Architects: C+D Architecture
Location: Rue Jean Vilar, 34200 Sète, France
Architect In Charge: Nicolas Crégut, Laurent Duport
Area: 1053.0 sqm
Photographs: Marie-Caroline LUCAT Projet Manager: Sophie Fernandez
Museography: Laurent Duport et Nicolas Crégut with Sophie Fernandez
Consulting Engineers: Grontmij From … Sigue leyendo

National Museum Complex – Phase I / Yanko Apostolov Architects

Architects: Yanko Apostolov Architects
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Area: 18250.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Assen Emilov, Courtesy of Yanko Apostolov Architects Structural Engineer: Betaconst
Museum Design Consultants: Museoplan
Mep Engineers: Orhaniev and Partners Ltd, Mariya Popova Ltd, Bosilkova Ltd…
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Tsabikos Petras Wins First Prize for Greek Archaeology Museum Proposal

The first prize winner of a Greek design competition in Greece, which challenged participants to redesign an existing structure into an archaeological museum, this proposal by Tsabikos Petras Architectural Studio examines both the reintroduction of green areas into the city and relationship among city, sea, and coast. The… Sigue leyendo

Harvard GSD To Host Exhibition Exploring The Architecture And Symbolism Of National Libraries

National libraries, often monumental in scale and “dominated by nationalistic ambitions and overwhelming architectural details,” will be the subject of a new exhibition opening later this month at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD). Icons of Knowledge: Architecture and Symbolism in … Sigue leyendo

Rowan Moore On MUMA’s Extension To Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery

In an article for The ObserverRowan Moore visits Manchester's Whitworth Art Gallery (1908), a compact museum which has now undergone a comprehensive restoration and extension by MUMA (McInnes Usher McKnight). The practice, who won the job against 130 other bids for the project, worked with a budget of £15million in order to realise an ambitious brief. Their interventions and innovations, many of which are modest and unseen, have not only reconnected the building with its surrounding parkland but also elevated the interior rooms into world-class exhibition spaces. For Moore, their work is striking but muted: "the virtues of the new Whitworth – sustainable, accessible, sensitive, thoughtful – could all be synonyms for 'dull' or at least 'worthy'. But, thanks to its pleasures of light and material, it is not. It is a job very well done."

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Spanish Firm Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos Awarded 2015 Alvar Aalto Medal

Spanish firm Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos has been selected to receive the 2015 Alvar Aalto Medal. Awarded every three years, the Alvar Aalto Medal recognizes an office or architect “with outstanding merit in creative architecture.” Nieto Sobejano and its founders – Fuensanta Nieto… Sigue leyendo

Union Station Bus Deck Pavilions / Studio27

Architects: Studio27
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Year: 2013
Photographs: Anice Hoachlander From the architect.… In 2012, Union Station became the new central location for intercity bus travel in Washington DC. The new bus transit center is located in the parking Sigue leyendo

Room On The Roof / i29 interior architects

Architects: i29 interior architects
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Year: 2014
Photographs: Ewout Huibers From the architect.… On 27 January 2015, de Bijenkorf will be launching an Artist in Residence project, entitled ‘Room On The Roof’. The department store has invited artists, Sigue leyendo

Centre Pompidou Considers Libourne Outpost

The south west French city of Libourne may soon get its own pop-up Pompidou. Reports indicate that the Libourne satellite outpost would be similar to the one currently underway in Malaga, Spain (soon to open in March 2015). If the deal is passed, the city would host the museum outpost in a former 40,000-square-meter military academy, though renovation costs are excepted run high - nearing €6 million. The city's mayor Philippe Buisson is reaching out to regional and national authorities requesting financial assistance. 

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London’s “Olympicopolis” Aims to Host Smithsonian’s First International Venue

The Smithsonian is considering opening its first international exhibition space in “Olympicopolis” – London’s former Olympic park that is to be transformed into a world-class cultural hub by 2021. Should the self-financed proposal be approved, it will be the first time… Sigue leyendo