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Video: Ílhavo City Library / ARX

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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, Architects

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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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Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis / Allied Works Architecture

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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rooftop Garden / Jensen Architects/Jensen & Macy Architects

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Horno 3 Steel Museum / Grimshaw

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Schertz Public Library / Kell Muñoz Architects

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Library
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Schertz, United States

Kaohsiung Library Competition proposal / Mecanoo

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Courtesy of Mecanoo

Mecanoo architecten teamed up with Artech architects, Taipei for their proposal for the Kaohsiung Library Competition. Their 38,000 sqm library, which will become the region’s main library, won second place. More images and complete press release after the break.

University of Michigan Museum of Art / Allied Works Architecture

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River of Death and Discovery Dinosaur Museum / Teeple Architects

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Teeple Architects shared with us their project River of Death & Discovery Dinosaur Museum in Wembley, Alberta, Canada. You can see more images and architect’s description after the break.

New City Library / Bolles + Wilson

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Library
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Helmond, The Netherlands
  • Architects: Bolles + Wilson
    : BOLLES+WILSON
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5630 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010