A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Designed by ALA Architects, the Kilden Performing Arts Centre is still under construction in Kristiansand, Norway. The completion of the £117 million project is expected to happen in 2011. And having a gross floor area of 16,000 m2, this art…
Located in Numea, the J. M. Tjibaou Cultural Center is composed of 10 houses. It’s designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano and sited in direct contact with the ocean. Renzo brought great concept into the center, he want this project…
Designed by Rafael Viñoly, the Museum of Modern Arab Art is dedicated for Sheikh Hassan Bin Mohammed Al-Thani who has great collection ranging from articles, quranic manuscript, and abstract painting. Covering 33,000 sqm, the exterior of the museum blends into…
Located in Stutgart, the Mercedes-Benz Museum covers shop, restaurant, offices, and auditorium. It was designed by UNStudio and the construction completed two years ago (May 2006). The Museum experience begins with visitors traveling up through the atrium to the top…
Located in Canajoharie, the Arkell Museum adopts concrete and glass as its main structure and facade. This museum welcomes visitor to discover paintings by American artists including Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, Maurice Prendergast, and Georgia O’Keeffe on display…
Designed by Daniel Libeskind in collaboration with WRNS Architects, the extension of Contemporary Jewish Museum is so contrast. They make the connection between the old and the new by applying symbolic Hebrew letters, don’t ask!. Located in San Francisco, the…
Designed by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA, the New Museum of Contemporary Art has been opening in New York since 1 December 2007. The museum located at 235 Bowery and claimed as the first fine art museum ever constructed from…
Located in Indianapolis, the Eiteljorg Museum used the unique masonry materials for the construction. As mentioned in www.masonryconstruction.com: The museum is bounded on all sides by heavily traveled, high profile public area with canal to the North and the Indiana…
