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Daniel Libeskind to design Jewish Museum Berlin Academy

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© Courtesy of Daniel Libeskind - Rendering by bromsky

The Jewish Museum Berlin held a press conference yesterday to reveal the design by Daniel Libeskind for the Jewish Museum Berlin Academy. Mr. Libeskind designed both the Jewish Museum Berlin (completed 2001) and the Glass Courtyard (completed 2007) which is an extension to the original building.

More images and complete press release after the break.

Salt Museum / Malcotti Roussey Architectes + Thierry Gheza

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Salins-les-Bains, France

The Mint / FJMT

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  • Architects: FJMT:  Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  3381
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009

Museum for African Art / Robert Stern Architects

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What began in a rented townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has grown to become an internationally recognized preeminent source for exhibitions and publications related to historical and contemporary African art. The Museum for African Art will finally find a permanent home along Manhattan’s “Museum Mile” and will be open to the public next April. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP, the museum will bring the prestigious row of museums of Manhattan to Harlem, one of the country’s most important centers of historic and contemporary African-American culture.

More about the museum and more images after the break.

Surry Hills Library and Community Centre / FJMT

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  • Architects: FJMT: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, Matthew Todd, Mark Brandon
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2497
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Parklex Prodema, Decor Systems, Klik Systems

Musée National des Beaux Arts du Québec proposal / Barkow Leibinger Architekten with Barkow Leibinger Architects, Berlin with Imrey Culbert Architects

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We have been featuring several proposal for the Musée National des Beaux Arts du Québec competition. Along with the winning project by OMA, we’ve featured proposals by Saucier + Perrotte Architects and the submission by BIG + Fugère Architectes. Today, Barkow Leibinger Architekten shared with us their proposal, done with NY based architects Imrey Culbert Architects. More images and architect’s description after the break.

Myongji University Bangmok Library / Gansam Architects & Associates

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© Gansam Architects & Associates

Architect: Gansam Architects & Associates Location: Seoul, Korea Project Architect: Taijip Kim Design team: Kiyoung Han, Mijung Kim, Myunghee Jang, Sun A Park, Kyungsu Jeong Project Year: 2007-2010 Photographs: Gansam Architects & Associates

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MAXXI Museum / Zaha Hadid Architects

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Rome, Italy

Bibliotheque Montarville-Boucher-de la Bruere / Briere, Gilbert + Associes

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Boucherville, Canada

Between Cathedrals / Alberto Campo Baeza

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1st Place for Santa Catarina’s Public Library Refurbishment Competition

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Brazilian architects Bruno Conde, Filipe Gebrim Doria, Filipe Lima Romeiro, and Lucas Bittar were awarded with the first prize for the design of the Santa Catarina’s Public Library Refurbishment (National Architecture Competition).

More images and architect’s description after the break.

El Eco Museum Extension / FRENTE + LAR

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  • Architects: FRENTE Arquitectura, LAR: LAR / Fernando Romero + FRENTE / Juan Pablo Maza
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  329
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2006

Moderna Museet Malmö / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

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Malmö, Sweden
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2650
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Very Good & Proper

East River Park Museum Competition Winner

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The East River Park Museum Competition in Brooklyn, New York have just announced it’s winner. We really love it’s simplicity and good use of materials. We couldn’t find out who designed it, so if you know, please do tell us!

Proposal after the break.

Vertical Omotesando / Wai Think Tank

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Wai Think Tank have shared with us their proposal for the Fashion Museum Competition in Omotesando Street in Tokyo, Japan. The challenge consisted in designing a 100 meters high tower-museum, containing exhibition areas of 20th century fashion history and becoming a landmark for Tokyo.

See more images and architect’s description after the break.

AD Round Up: Museums Part III

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From Portugal, Germany, Canada, UK and Sweden, here’s our third selection of previously featured museum on AD. Remember to check them all after the break!

Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum / Aires Mateus Aires Mateus is an office that has been working on minimal projects, blending the new with the old in a subtle way. More fresh portuguese architecture, thanks to photographer Joao Morgado for sharing this with us! (read more…)

The MA: Andalucia's Museum of Memory / Alberto Campo Baeza

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Granada, Spain
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Aislamientos Tabiplac, Andarivel, Estructuras Reina Maria, Grupo Salmeron, Kone, +2

Museum of Art and Archaeology of the Côa Valley / Camilo Rebelo

Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
  • Architects: Camilo Rebelo: Camilo Rebelo + Tiago Pimentel/Sandra Barbosa
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  8121
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009
  • Professionals: G.O.P.

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