Tag Museums

11-03-2016

Vincenzo Latina and the Artemision pavilion in Syracuse

Vincenzo Latina designed the Artemision pavilion on the Island of Ortigia, Syracuse. Artemision adds a new layer to the area’s already rich architectural stratification, which includes an Ionian temple of Artemis, offering the archaeological site a view over Piazza Minerva and the cathedral.

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.

15-01-2016

MoMA exhibition A Japanese Constellation: Toyo Ito, SANAA, and Beyond

At the end of 2015 MoMA in New York announced its 2016 exhibition calendar. From March through July the museum will host an interesting exhibition exploring the work of two prominent Japanese architectural practices: Toyo Ito and SANAA.

15-01-2016

Zaha Hadid's architecture

Zaha Hadid's architecture is loved and hated, considered an example of avant-garde architecture or of design for its own sake, detached from its context, objects of sculptural beauty which are expensive to build and maintain. Here are the architect's latest new projects, presented in 2015.

14-01-2016

Italomodern 2 Martin and Werner Feiersinger exhibition in Innsbruck

In the wake of the success of the 2011 exhibition Italomodern 1946-1976, aut. architektur und tirol museum in Innsbruck presents a new exhibition by Austrian brothers Martin and Werner Feiersinger, Italomodern 2. architektur in oberitalien 1946 – 1976, open until February 20 2016.

06-01-2016

Work begins on MuRéNA museum designed by Foster + Partners

Work has begun on MuRéNA Museum, "le Musée Régional de la Narbonne Antique" in Narbonne, France. The plans by Foster + Partners won an international design competition held in 2012.

16-12-2015

Avatar Architettura at Museo Novecento in Florence

Avatar Architettura (Nicola Santini and Pier Paolo Taddei) designed the layout and installations of the Museo Novecento, which opened in the summer of 2015 in Florence, in the old hospital of San Paolo (Scuole Leopoldine) in Piazza Santa Maria Novella.

09-12-2015

RCR Arquitectes Musée Soulages Rodez France

Musée Soulages in Rodez, designed by RCR Arquitectes of Spain, was awarded the Premio de Arquitectura Española Internacional 2015 on October 28.