ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/en/1039369/archiving-the-technosphere-how-museum-architecture-mediates-human-made-systems Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Susanna Moreira https://www.archdaily.com/en/1039369/archiving-the-technosphere-how-museum-architecture-mediates-human-made-systems Far from the perception of the exhibition space as a sterile and untouchable, almost sacred place, the contemporary technology museum has emerged as a performative participant in the systems it seeks to document. The architecture of these institutions has become increasingly fluid and bold, often mirroring the velocity and complexity of the systems it houses. They operate as mediators between the human, the ecological, and the technological realms, transforming from encyclopedic warehouses into active educational engines. By spatializing complex scientific data through immersive rooms, these structures make the technological networks of our world accessible, engaging, and tangible.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/1029730/zaha-hadid-architects-completes-the-shenzhen-science-and-technology-museum Fri, 02 May 2025 06:30:00 +0000 Reyyan Dogan https://www.archdaily.com/en/1029730/zaha-hadid-architects-completes-the-shenzhen-science-and-technology-museum Zaha Hadid Architects has just revealed that the Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum, located in the Guangming District, has officially opened. Designed as a platform to highlight scientific research and technological innovation, the institution will explore the role of science in shaping the future. Adjacent to Guangming Station on Shenzhen's metro network, the design responds to its location as a solid, spherical volume facing the city, defining the southeast corner of the new Science Park. The museum aims to provide a space for public engagement with current developments in science and technology.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/1023175/a-toy-sanctuary-in-spain-and-an-art-center-in-iran-8-conceptual-cultural-centers-submitted-by-the-archdaily-community Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:00:00 +0000 Nour Fakharany https://www.archdaily.com/en/1023175/a-toy-sanctuary-in-spain-and-an-art-center-in-iran-8-conceptual-cultural-centers-submitted-by-the-archdaily-community Cultural centers are vibrant places where art, community, and innovation intersect—each uniquely crafted to embody and celebrate its local character. This month's projects, submitted by the ArchDaily community, showcase a diverse array of cultural spaces, from the transformation of a historic townhouse in Montreal to a dynamic creative hub in Riyadh and an eco-conscious visitor center in Tennessee's mountains. Each design offers a new perspective on what a cultural center can be, whether a hub for creativity, a sanctuary for nature, or a bridge to the past.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/1015246/stefano-boeri-architetti-china-wins-competition-for-landscape-inspired-technology-museum-in-xian Wed, 03 Apr 2024 06:30:00 +0000 Maria-Cristina Florian https://www.archdaily.com/en/1015246/stefano-boeri-architetti-china-wins-competition-for-landscape-inspired-technology-museum-in-xian The satellite practice of Stefano Boeri Architetti in China has won the tender for the Culture CBD Modern Technology Experience Centre in Xi'an, the capital of the Chinese province of Shaanxi. The new technology-focused museum is set to become a hub for scientific and cultural exchange. The winning project takes inspiration from the area's natural landscape, characterized by a tortuous system of rivers and mountains, as well as the culture of the ancient city of Xi’an.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/966759/mad-reveals-images-for-hainan-science-and-technology-museum-in-haikou-city-in-china Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0000 Christele Harrouk https://www.archdaily.com/en/966759/mad-reveals-images-for-hainan-science-and-technology-museum-in-haikou-city-in-china MAD Architects has unveiled his design proposal for Hainan Science and Technology Museum Haikou City, Hainan, China. Scheduled to break ground in late August 2021 and to be completed and open by 2024, the Hainan Science and Technology Museum is the firm’s second major public project in Hainan, after the Cloudscape, inaugurated in April 2021. Merging nature and technology, the project located on the city’s west coast will become an “important science venue and a major tourist attraction for Hainan's free trade port”.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/919672/aworks-and-gbo-design-futuristic-technology-museum-for-seoul Sun, 07 Jul 2019 06:00:00 +0000 Eric Baldwin https://www.archdaily.com/en/919672/aworks-and-gbo-design-futuristic-technology-museum-for-seoul Korean architecture practice GBO and Aworks have designed a futuristic new technology museum in Seoul. Made for SK Telecom, South Korea's largest telecommunication operator, the project is laid out over two floors in the Company’s 33-story headquarters building in the city center. Called T.um, the technology museum gives a glimpse into the future life of urbanites and aims to demonstrate how technology will innovate society.

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