Tag Museums

24-03-2016

Tony Fretton Architects, Fuglsang Kunstmuseum

In the run-up to Tony Fretton's lecture at genesis, the cycle of lectures organised by the Architectural Engineering course of the Engineering School - University of Pisa, we're showcasing one of the most popular projects by the British architect: the Fuglsang Kunstmuseum in Denmark.

17-03-2016

Yoshio Taniguchi wins the Piranesi Prix de Rome

The "Piranesi Prix de Rome" for life-long achievement, an award presented by the Adrianea Academy of Architecture and Archeology with the support of prominent institutions and enterprises, including Graniti Fiandre, will be presented to Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi on March 18, when he will hold his first Lectio Magistralis in Italy.

07-03-2016

FIFA Football World Museum opens in Zurich

New FIFA president Gianni Infantino opened the FIFA Football World Museum, a museum about the history of football designed by architectural studio SAM Architekten und Partner AG, in Zurich on February 28.

26-02-2016

Work begins on Foster + Partners' Norton Museum of Art, Florida

During the celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the Norton Museum of Art in Florida, work began on an expansion for the museum, with an extension designed by architectural studio Foster + Partners.

19-02-2016

Alexander Girard exhibition. A Designer’s Universe at Vitra

On March12 Vitra Design Museum will open the first major retrospective of the work of interior architect and fabric designer Alexander Girard, featuring a vast selection of items from the Vitra Design Museum's collections, including Girard’s own private estate.

01-02-2016

Casa Vasco Nunez de Balboa: ISMO’s interpretation centre

Jerez de los Caballeros is a town in Extremadura, Spain, with thousands of years of history behind it. ISMO Arquitectura planned the redevelopment of the house where explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa was born for use as an interpretation centre, aiming to make it an integral part of the museum-town.

28-01-2016

SANAA New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum Budapest

The project by the SANAA architecture firm was chosen over the Snøhetta proposal for the construction of the New National Gallery of Budapest and the Ludwig Museum; the project is part of the cultural master plan that will endow the Városliget Park with various architectural buildings dedicated to culture.

27-01-2016

The Foster Exhibition at the Mori Art Museum Tokyo

The Mori Art Museum Tokyo inaugurated its 2016 event calendar with an exhibition devoted to the architecture firm Foster + Partners, announcing it as the first major exhibition in Japan dedicated to the international firm founded by the British architect, Norman Foster.