Not all architects get the opportunity to design a museum. Between budget, scale and factors external to the field of architecture, designing a museum--and actually getting it built-- may mark the pinnacle of one's professional trajectory.
These public buildings provide an invaluable service to the communities in which they are located; from education to commemoration and (occasionally) the provision of public space, museums are "shining lights" in which architecture plays a fundamental role.
To celebrate International Museum Day, we have compiled some of the most relevant and notable museum projects published on ArchDaily over the past year.
Site Museum of Paracas Culture / Barclay & Crousse
Iberian Museum / J.L. López de Lemus, Harald Schönegger, Ignacio Laguillo & Luis Ybarra
Moreira Salles Institute / Andrade Morettin Arquitetos
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa / Heatherwick Studio
Damião de Góis Museum and the Victims of the Inquisition / spaceworkers
Kunsthalle Mannheim Building / gmp Architekten
ICA Miami Museum / Aranguren&Gallegos Arquitectos
Chongqing Tiandi Art Museum / Shenzhen Huahui Design
Son Yang Won Memorial Museum / Lee Eunseok + KOMA
The Palestinian Museum / heneghan peng architects
Mercedes-Benz Museum / UNStudio
Lillehammer Art Museum and Lillehammer Cinema Expansion / Snøhetta
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History / LEGORRETA
Xie Zilong Photography Museum / Regional Studio
Zhujiadian Brick Kiln Museum / Land-Based Rationalism D-R-C
