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

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Library, Refurbishment
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Boucherville, Canada

Between Cathedrals / Alberto Campo Baeza

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Installations & Structures, Museums & Exhibit
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Cadiz, Spain

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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Museum, Refurbishment
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Misantla, Mexico
  • Architects: FRENTE Arquitectura, LAR
    : LAR / Fernando Romero + FRENTE / Juan Pablo Maza
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  329 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2006

Moderna Museet Malmö / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

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

Museums & Exhibit
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Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
  • Architects: Camilo Rebelo
    : Camilo Rebelo + Tiago Pimentel/Sandra Barbosa
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  8121 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009
  • Professionals: G.O.P.

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Contemplating the Void Artwork Auction

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During 2009 the Guggenheim Museum celebrated its 50th anniversary. The museum commissioned nearly 200 artists, architects and designers to imagine their dream interventions on the most significative space of Frank Lloyd Wright’s building, the central void.

Tampa Museum of Art / Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

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Museum
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Tampa, United States

Nanjing Art Museum / KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten

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Museum of the Second World War Design Competition

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This Competition concerns the development of the architectural conceptual design of the building to house the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk, intended to become a new identity landmark of the City of Gdansk, and the conceptual site landscape design commensurate with the nature, status, and location of the site.

Hôtel-Musée Premières nations / LEMAYMICHAUD Architecture Design

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Hotels, Museum
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Loretteville, Canada

Building of the Year 2009, Museums & Libraries: Safe Haven Library / TYIN Tegnestue

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Contemplating the void: Iwamoto Scott

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As promised, more projects for the Guggenheim’s Contemplating the Void.

This time we feature Iwamoto Scott‘s proposal.

LIGHTCONE uses fiber-optic lines to turn the void into a light channel with different purposes:

Museum of Pontevedra, First Phase / UP Arquitectos

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