Studio Viktor Sørless and Estudio Juiñi design museum for Mexican jungle
Studio Viktor Sørless and Estudio Juiñi have designed the Xinatli museum to tower over an area of jungle in Mexico that is being reforested after years of illegal logging. More
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"It is not cultural appropriation to take cues from the local culture" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are questioning who should design the Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre in Adelaide and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot design Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre for Adelaide
Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot have revealed visuals of the Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre in Adelaide, which will take cues from traditional Indigenous shelters. More
David Chipperfield Architects' renovation of Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie unveiled
The first images of the renovation of the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin by David Chipperfield Architects have been revealed. More
German royal palace reconstructed to become Humboldt Forum on Berlin's Museum Island
Italian architect Franco Stella has completed his reconstruction of the baroque Berlin Palace, which was formerly home to Prussian kings and German emperors and will now house the Humboldt Forum museum. More
Mecanoo proposes sinuous maritime museum for Rotterdam harbour
Mecanoo has unveiled its proposal for the Maritime Center Rotterdam, a spiralling museum that will be wrapped by walkways and built partially below the water in Rijnhaven harbour. More
David Chipperfield adds limestone-clad extension to Kunsthaus Zurich
Jura limestone wraps around the concrete interiors of David Chipperfield Architects' long-awaited extension for the Kunsthaus Zurich museum in Switzerland. More
ZJA to create museum around underwater 18th-century shipwreck
Architecture studio ZJA has designed the concept for a museum in the Netherlands to house the wreck of the historic ship Amsterdam, which is currently sunk off the coast of Hastings, UK. More
Dezeen's top 10 museums and galleries of 2020
We're continuing our review of the year with the museums and galleries that turned our readers' heads in 2020, including a minimalist structure by Álvaro Siza and a spiralling pavilion by BIG. More
Álvaro Siza cloaks Chinese art museum with black corrugated metal
Black corrugated metal wraps the undulating, windowless walls of the Huamao Museum of Art and Education that Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira have completed in Ningbo, China. More
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils pebble-shaped science museum for Shenzhen
A cascade of terraces will frame a large atrium at the heart of the Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing in China. More
Shenzhen Natural History Museum has meandering form that mimics flow of rivers
Architecture studios B+H Architects, 3XN and Zhubo Design have revealed the design for a natural history museum that will be built in Shenzhen, China. More
Hassell and OMA complete top-heavy WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth
Architecture firms Hassell and OMA have renovated a group of old buildings in Perth, Australia, and stitched them together with protruding metal-clad structures to create the WA Museum Boola Bardip. More
Pfarré Lighting Design uses two-way mirrors and LED screens to display gold bullion
A collection of 300 pieces of gold bullion has been lit up and displayed in a room with two-way mirrored glass by German practice Pfarré Lighting Design. More
Glass tubes and curvy roofs play with light in Steven Holl's Houston arts museum
Translucent glass tubes meet with curvy roofs "imagined from cloud circles" in this art museum US firm Steven Holl designed for Museum of Fine Arts Houston. More
Adjaye Associates reveals vision for Edo Museum of West African Art in Nigeria
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has revealed its concept for a museum dedicated to west African art, which will be built in Benin City, Nigeria. More
Cavernous brick vaults define Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum in China
Studio Zhu-Pei housed galleries within vaulted red-brick structures to create the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum in Jiangxi province, China. More
SOM's National Museum of the United States Army opens in Virginia
Monolithic volumes clad in stainless steel reflect the trees surrounding the National Museum of the United States Army, which architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has completed in Virginia. More
Photos reveal Tadao Ando's completed He Art Museum in China
New photos have been released of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando's cylindrical He Art Museum, which has reached completion in Guangdong, China. More
Chinese ruins transformed into museum by Shenzhen Horizontal Design
A white-concrete gallery that slots into the ruins of a brick house is among the three exhibition spaces that make up the Zhang Yan Cultural Museum in China. More