Thomas Phifer uses white concrete to create boxy Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
US architect Thomas Phifer has unveiled the Museum of Modern Art in central Warsaw, which resembles two giant boxes stacked on top of each other. More
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Open-air museum "preserves the memory" of 17th-century Turkish fortress
Turkish studio KOOP Architects has revitalised the 17th-century Ottoman Seddülbahir Fortress on the Gallipoli peninsula, creating an outline in timber that suggests how its stone ruins would have previously looked. More
John McAslan + Partners refurbishes 20th-century Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow
This video produced by Jim Stephenson features the updated Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow by architecture studio John McAslan + Partners, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More
Shigeru Ban uses wood "in abundance" at Toyota City Museum in Japan
A large wooden roof with a decorative structure depicting the emblem of the city Toyota tops this museum in Japan, completed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More
Melike Altınışık Architects unveils spaceship-like robot museum in Seoul
Turkish studio Melike Altınışık Architects has unveiled the Seoul Robot & AI Museum in South Korea, where visitors can "explore the endless possibilities of robotics and AI". More
Museum of Shakespeare protects archaeological remains of Curtain Playhouse
Archaeological remains of Shakespeare's 16th-century Curtain Playhouse have been uncovered and integrated into the Museum of Shakespeare in Shoreditch, east London, by Perkins&Will. More
Germane Barnes redesigns classical columns around African diasporic themes
American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at the Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. More
Office of Tangible Space redesigns Brooklyn Museum Cafe
New York studio Office of Tangible Space has refreshed the interiors of the cafe at the Brooklyn Museum, ahead of the institution's 200th anniversary next year. More
AART cloaks Cold War museum in Denmark with black metal
Black-metal panels and shutters bring an "aura of mystique" to the Cold War Museum Regan Vest in Denmark, designed by architecture studio AART. More
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios completes "invisible repair" of world's first cast iron building
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has completed its 20-year transformation of a historic mill in Shropshire into a museum and workspace that celebrates its pioneering cast iron-framed structure. More
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Dezeen Agenda features BIG's plans to expand Museum for Paper Art
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features BIG's expansion of the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
Morphosis raises concrete galleries around Dallas art museum
Architecture studio Morphosis has balanced long galleries on massive beams and clad in patterned, precast concrete at the Crow Museum of Asian Art museum in Dallas, Texas. More
BIG set to top Museum for Paper Art with "a single sheet of paper"
Danish architecture studio BIG is expanding a former Aldi supermarket in North Jutland, Denmark, to create a museum with a folded roof that emulates a sheet of paper. More
Snøhetta adds "weightless" pavilion to Nebraska's largest art museum
Architecture studios Snøhetta and Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture have completed a renovation and expansion of the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha with the addition of a "weightless" pavilion. More
Diébédo Francis Kéré set to design Las Vegas Museum of Art
Plans have been approved to create a downtown art museum designed by Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré in Las Vegas, USA. More
Beyer Blinder Belle creates National Urban League HQ in Harlem
Local architecture studio Beyer Blinder Belle has created a Harlem headquarters for the National Urban League, which houses the "first Civil Rights Museum" in New York. More
Slim concrete colonnade fronts D-Day Museum in Normandy
French studio Atelier Projectiles has created a fully-glazed, concrete-framed building as the D-Day Museum in Normandy, France. More
David Closes adds jagged metal entrance to museum in Catalonia
A jagged form clad in perforated aluminium marks the Baroque Museum of Catalonia entrance in Manresa, Spain, which has been updated by local architect David Closes. More
Milliøns utilises "intense contrasts" for IM Pei museum renovation
Los Angeles studio Milliøns has updated the east wing of the Everson Museum of Art in New York state designed by architect IM Pei, introducing reflective and colourful materials to a below-grade space. More
BIG tops waterfront art museum in Suzhou with swooping roof planes
The Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art by Danish studio BIG, engineering firm Arts Group and architecture studio Front has topped out in China, with curved metal roofs designed as a "fifth facade". More