Shanghai Museum of Glass in Shanghai, China
Designed by logon, Shanghai Museum of Glass is located in Shanghai, China. Externally the mass of the building is formed of dark U-shaped glass imported from Germany, which has been delicately sand blasted and enamelled to create a number of transparent glass-related words in a wide variety of languages. During the evening, the building volume glows from within, illuminating this text with an LED backlight...
Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall in Wellesley College, Wellesley, United States
The Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall designed by Ann Beha Architects is located in Wellesley College, Wellesley, United States. A new colour scheme creates an inviting setting for both daytime and evening events, and new upholstered and staggered seating improves circulation, sight lines, comfort and accessibility. The Auditorium’s historic murals were documented, recreated and reinstalled, and...
Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso in Boticas, Portugal
The Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso designed by Louise Braverman Architect is located in Boticas, Portugal . By exposing the art of Nadir Afonso to a much larger audience, as well as serving as a cultural and economic engine for the local economy and surrounding region, the new museum is poised to become a global destination. Merging landscape and architecture, the new sustainable building is divided...
Brandhorst Museum prepares to open in Munich, Germany
Designed by Sauerbruch Hutton, Brandhorst Museum prepares to open is located in Munich, Germany. The exterior consists of layers with different functions. On top of the building’s substructure and insulation there is a layer of horizontally folded sheet metal with fine perforations. In front of this, 36,000 ceramic rods have been fixed vertically. These are finished in 21 different coloured...
Bella Sky Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark
The Bella Sky Hotel designed by 3XN architects is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Leaning an incredible 15 degrees in opposite directions, the twin towers of the Bella Sky Hotel in Copenhagen’s Ørestad region have become the subject of fervent excitement since its opening on the 16th May. Whilst architectural journalists and PR reps the world over continue to slap the term ‘landmark’ onto...
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