National Museum of Norway by Kleihues + Schuwerk is a "temple of our time"
A gallery clad in translucent marble creates a beacon atop the National Museum of Norway, which architecture studio Kleihues + Schuwerk has completed in Oslo. More
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TeamLab reveals "home for infinite curiosity" on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island
Japanese art collective TeamLab has revealed the design for its TeamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi gallery, which will be a permanent venue for its digital art on Saadiyat Island. More
BIG reveals design for National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled its design for the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, which will commemorate the emancipation of enslaved peoples in the United States. More
UAD arranges riverside Shunchang Museum around "urban living room"
The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University has completed a museum in Shunchang, China, featuring a central void that contains a landscaped public plaza. More
Daniel Libeskind's Museum of Military History "is a symbol of the resurrection"
Continuing our series on deconstructivism we look at Daniel Libeskind's extension to the Museum of Military History in Dresden, Germany, which features a pointed steel and glass shard that thrusts through the original building's neoclassical facade. More
Daniel Libeskind's Jewish Museum is a "foreboding experience"
Continuing our series on deconstructivism we look at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, one of the architect Daniel Libeskind's first completed projects. More
Morphosis designs Athenæum cultural district at University of Texas at Dallas
Architecture studio Morphosis has designed a performance hall and two art museums for a new cultural district called Athenæum at a Dallas university. More
Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is "the greatest building of our time"
Up next in our deconstructivism series is Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, a building that reignited the city's economy and started a global trend for landmark museums. More
Atelier Masōmī unveils design for geometric Bët-bi art museum in Senegal
Nigerien architect Mariam Issoufou Kamara's studio Atelier Masōmī has revealed visuals of the Bët-bi museum near Kaolack in Senegal, which will draw on the area's ancient megaliths. More
SO-IL and FREAKS extend glass museum in France with sweeping public plaza
New York office SO-IL and Parisian studio FREAKS have completed the renovation and extension of an 18th-century glass factory in France, adding a sweeping concrete plaza that unites a series of cultural spaces. More
ASA North transforms Tehran brewery into Argo Factory art museum
US studio Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North has topped a 1920s beer factory in Tehran with a series of distinctive concrete roofs to create a contemporary art museum. More
SANAA's Sydney Modern art gallery extension nears completion
The Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney has revealed images of its extension designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architecture studio SANAA under construction ahead of its opening in December. More
Kengo Kuma's HC Andersens Hus opens in Denmark
A new museum dedicated to Danish fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen, designed as an experiential "fantasy world" of gardens and underground exhibition spaces, has officially opened in Odense following a soft launch at the end of June 2021. More
Joan Sibina creates cylindrical sports museum encircled by Olympic rings
Spanish architect Joan Sibina has designed the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum in Doha, Qatar, which features a cylindrical glass building within five intertwined Olympic rings. More
Herzog & de Meuron, OMA and Elemental to design trio of museums in Qatar
Qatar has announced plans to build three museums designed by architects Jacques Herzog of Herzog & de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas of OMA and Alejandro Aravena of Elemental. More
Frida Escobedo set to design The Met's new wing
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has announced that it has chosen Mexican architect Frida Escobedo to design the new Oscar L Tang and HM Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing, which was previously assigned to David Chipperfield Architects. More
Gensler releases plans for winged Flight Test Museum in California
Architecture firm Gensler has released plans for the new Flight Test Museum in Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles. More
Denton Corker Marshall designs metal-clad cube for Shepparton Art Museum in Australia
Architecture practice Denton Corker Marshall has completed an art museum in Victoria, Australia, with a cubic glass form shielded by large metal-clad plates on its facades. More
Killa Design's Museum of the Future opens in Dubai
A museum in Dubai dedicated to the future, which has been dubbed "the most beautiful building in the world" by the emirate's ruler, has officially opened its doors. More
Maria Nicanor appointed director of New York City's Cooper Hewitt museum
Curator and historian Maria Nicanor has been announced as the new director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum after a lengthy interim period following the resignation of former director Caroline Baumann in 2020. More