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CaixaForum Madrid by Herzog & de Meuron

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Last month they finally inaugurated CaixaForum Madrid. The building, an old Central Electric located in the heart of Madrid near the green wall of Patrick Blanc, has been designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The intervention will increase the new social and cultural center from 2.000 to 8.000 square meters spread over seven levels.

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Museum of the Sea by César Portela

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The Museum of the Sea, located next to the city of Vigo, Galicia, Spain, has been projected by César Portela in collaboration of Aldo Rossi. This museum is an addition to a public space that invites us to learn, respect and love the sea.

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Petter Dass Museum by Snøhetta

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Snøhetta designed this Museum in honor of Petter Dass, one of Norways most important and beloved National poets. The strong historical importance of the surroundings made the task of locating and designing a new building on the site sensitive and very challenging.

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New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City

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The New Museum, designed by Tokyo-based architects Sejima + Nishizawa / SANAA, is set to open on 1st December.

They have designed a breathtaking facility that will feature beautifully proportioned galleries, a theater, an education floor, a New Museum Store, a café, a top floor event space with roof terraces, and more.

Clad in a silvery, anodized expanded aluminum mesh and punctuated by windows and skylights, the building’s form was conceived to express the ever-changing dynamic of the art and ideas to be presented within.

Royal Ontario Museum Extension by Daniel Libeskind

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On June 2, the Royal Ontario Museum inaugurated the new addition projected by Daniel Libeskind, the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.

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Liangzhu Culture Museum by David Chipperfield Architects

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David Chipperfield Architects has recently completed the Liangzhu Culture Museum in Liangzhu Cultural Village, China. The museum, which will house a collection of archaeological findings from the Liangzhu culture, forms the northern point of a park characterised by water.

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Slide in the Tate Museum

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Another great installation that invites visitors to interact. Carsten Höller created an impressive sculpture that allows you to slide down to the lobby of the Tate Museum.

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Nelson Atkins Museum of Art by Steven Holl

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Nelson Atkins Museum of Art by Steven Holl

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