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Aomori Museum of Art / Jun Aoki & Associates

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Museum
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Japan
  • Architects: Jun Aoki & Associates
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2006
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Glasbau Hahn

National Museum of American Jewish History / Ennead Architects

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Museum
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Philadelphia, United States
  • Architects: Ennead Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  100000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Shildan

AD Classics: Neue Staatsgalerie / James Stirling

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Museum
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Stuttgart, Germany

AD Classics: Kimbell Art Museum / Louis Kahn

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Located in Fort Worth, Texas, the Kimbell Art Museum by Louis Kahn has become a mecca for all who are interested in modern architecture. The element of natural light is the main focus of the design, and creates elegant spaces that are perfectly suited for the art that it houses.

National Museum of China / gmp Architekten

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Museum
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Beijing, China
  • Architects: gmp Architects: gmp Architekten
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  192000 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

Crocker Art Museum / Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects

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Museum
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Sacramento, United States

AD Classics: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University / I.M. Pei

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Museum
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Ithaca, United States
  • Architects: I.M. Pei
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  1973

Video: Ílhavo City Library / ARX

Back in 2009 we published the Ílhavo City Library by ARX. Located in the remains of the Manor Visconde de Almeida, it’s a noble house from the 17th-18th century, that was later transformed and demolished.

AD Classics: Miami University Art Museum / SOM

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Mixed Use Architecture, Museum, University
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Oxford, United States

Luzern Stadtarchiv / XTEN Architecture

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The Luzern Stadtarchive is conceived as a marker in the landscape. XTEN Architecture‘s entry for a library competition in Switzerland the design was driven by orienting the public areas to the landscape, the site topography and adjacent mountains.

Architects: XTEN Architecture Location: Luzern, Switzerland Principals: Monika Haefelfinger & Austin Kelly Project Team: Scott Utterstrom, Jae Rodriguez, Tina Rothermund, Annie Ritz, Qichen Cao Project Area: 4,750 sqm Renderings: Courtesy of XTEN Architecture

Glaciarium - Ice Museum / Santiago Cordeyro Arquitectos + Pablo Güiraldes

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Museum
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El Calafate, Argentina

Kaohsiung Library Competition Proposal/ Mak Architects Inc.

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Courtesy Mak Architects Inc.

Mak Architects has submitted their proposal for the Kaohsiung Library Competition. The 38,000 sqm library, which will become the region’s main library, placed third in the competition. More images and a complete press release after the break.

Museum of Aviation and Aviation Exhibition Park / Pysall. Ruge Architekten + Bartlomiej Kisielewski

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Museum
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Cracow, Poland

Brooklin Community Centre And Library / Perkins+Will

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Library, Community center
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Whitby, Canada
  • Architects: Perkins&Will: Perkins + Will
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  57000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

AD Classics: Sendai Mediatheque / Toyo Ito & Associates

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Library
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Sendai-shi, Japan

SPSI Art Museum / Wang Yan

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Museum
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Shanghai, China
  • Architects: Wang Yan
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  3000 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

Arthur Rimbaud Media Library and Cultural Centre / Dacbert Cochet Chapellier Architects

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Library, Cultural Center
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Antony, France
  • Architects: Dacbert Cochet Chapellier Architects: Dacbert Cochet Chapellier Architects - Antoine Dacbert, Silvia Maciel
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  832 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis / Allied Works Architecture

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Museum
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St Louis, United States