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MOTAT Aviation Display Hall / Studio Pacific Architecture

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Maidstone Museum / Hugh Broughton Architects

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  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  TECU®

MAAVC / Camilo Rebelo + Tiago Pimentel

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Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal

Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (MMAW) / Camilo Rebelo

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Courtesy of Camilo Rebelo

The design proposal for the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (MMAW) by Camilio Rebelo results from the fusion of two themes always present in the history of Art expression: nature’s figurative and abstract representation. The museum demonstrates an amalgam of distinct realities, diverse cultures, and simultaneously a neutral setting as well as hold a unique and magnetic identity: Mutant Nature. More images and architects’ description after the break.

Public Library Vallecas / Exit Architects

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The Siege of Sarajevo Museum - The Art of Living 1992-1996 Fama Collection / Studio Zec + ahA + Filter

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Courtesy of Studio Zec + ahA + Filter

A collaborative work by Studio Zec + ahA + Filter, The Siege of Sarajevo Museum – The Art of Living 1992-1996 project is launching a new way of interacting and learning about the phenomenon of the Siege of Sarajevo. Regarding urban survival, Sarajevo has become a powerful symbol and a lesson for current and future generations. The museum will be a unique depository of human knowledge – where human ingenuity, creativity and intelligence will be captured amidst the urban post-cataclysmic realm. It is a heritage snap-shot of faces and voices that have shaped the longest siege in the modern history of mankind. More images and architects’ description after the break.

Easter Sculpture Museum / Exit Architects

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Anhui Provincial Art Museum / RTA-Office

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The project developed by RTA-Office belongs to a large masterplan that includes three different museum buildings surrounded by a big green area. The Anhui Provincial Paleontological Fossils Museum and the Anhui Provincial New Museum are already built. RTA-Office was involved in the design of the third one, the Anhui Provincial Art Museum. Located in a new politic and cultural district in Heifei, China, the new building will occupy the southwest corner of the park. More images and architects’ description after the break.

Museum and Exposition Centre / Atelier Kempe Thill

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MUSEVI / TEN Arquitectos

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City Museum / Canvas Arquitectos

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Salamanca, Spain
  • Architects: Canvas Arquitectos
    : Canvas Arquitectos - Juan Vicente - Pablo Núñez - Pablo Redero Gómez
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2006

The Hive / Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

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Lanyang Museum / KRIS YAO | ARTECH

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Architect: Kris Yao | Artech Architects Location: Yilan County, Taiwan Clients: Yilan County Government Design Team: Glen Lu, Hua-Yi Chang, Fei-Chun Ying, Chih-Hao Chiang, Shun-Hui Chen, Tien-Kai Yang, Chii-Chang Jong, Christina Tseng, Lei Wang, Nina Yu, Jun-Ren Chou, Tien-Yu Lo Site Area: 39,426 sqm Total Floor Area: 12,472.74 sqm Completion: March 2010 Photographs: Jeffrey Cheng, Chi-Yi Chang

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Jean Cocteau Museum / Rudy Ricciotti

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Menton, France
  • Architects: Rudy Ricciotti
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2700
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2006

MedaTeca / Alter Studio

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Meda, Italy
  • Architects: Alter Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1910
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012

Bookshop And Cafe / ArcFaggin

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Titanic Belfast / CivicArts & Todd Architects

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  • Architects: CivicArts & Todd Architects
    :  CivicArts(Concept Design Architects), Todd Architects (Lead Consultant/Architect)
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Kingspan Insulated Panels

Independencia Public Library / Marsino Arquitectura

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