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Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Gensler... The Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion, a key feature of LACMA’s ongoing Transformation, dramatically expands the museum’s exhibition space and also further unifies the western half of the museum’s twenty-acre campus. The new...North AmericanRenzo Piano Building Workshop and Gensler...Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Waipolu Gallery and... Located on the island of Oahu, this private gallery and studio offers spectacular views of the Pacific to the south and nearby Diamond Head to the northeast. Rather than replicate the traditional Hawaiian character of the existing residence on the...North AmericanBohlin Cywinski Jackson, Waipolu Gallery and...Architype DialogueStanley Saitowitz / Natoma Architects Inc.,... Museums began in ancient times as Temples, dedicated to the muses, where the privileged went to be amused, to witness beauty, and to learn. After the Renaissance museums went public with palatial structures where the idea of the gallery arose, a...North AmericanStanley Saitowitz / Natoma Architects Inc.,...Architype DialogueAllied Works Architecture, University of... The purpose of the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) was to completely renovate and modernize the existing Alumni Hall, a 40,362 square foot facility, and build an additional 53,452 square feet of space in a dramatic new wing. Located at...North AmericanAllied Works Architecture, University of...Renzo Zecchetto Architects, Lux Art Institute Located on a rugged 4-acre hillside site next to an ecological preserve, the Lux Art Institute redefines the museum experience by combining both museum and artist studio in an integrated complex. The purpose of the institute is to promote artists...North AmericanRenzo Zecchetto Architects, Lux Art InstituteArchitype DialogueRafael Viñoly Architects, The Cleveland Art... The Cleveland Museum of Art, one of the country’s largest and most important art institutions, was built in 1916 by local architects Hubbell & Benes as a grand Greek revival pavilion, situated at the head of a pastoral park and lagoon landscape...North AmericanRafael Viñoly Architects, The Cleveland Art...Mark Cavagnero Associates, Oakland Museum of... While the original architectural vision of the landmark Oakland Museum of California remains strong, the museum desired an expansion and renovation of the 40 year-old facility to meet its evolving needs. This expansion project provides functional...North AmericanMark Cavagnero Associates, Oakland Museum of...Architype DialogueCOOP HIMMELB(L)AU, Akron Art Museum MUSEUM AS URBAN SPACE The concept of museums has changed radically since the miracle chamber ("Wunderkammer") of Rudolf II and Ferdinand II in the 16th century. The museum of today is no longer conceived only as an institution for the storage and...North AmericanCOOP HIMMELB(L)AU, Akron Art MuseumArchitype DialogueAxis Mundi, Whitney Downtown Museum (New York, NY) September 14, 2010 - New York architects Axis Mundi have re-imagined the Whitney Downtown Museum with a self-initiated proposal that is raw and provocative, and as bold in spirit as the original Breuer building on Madison Avenue. In...North AmericanAxis Mundi, Whitney Downtown MuseumArchitype DialogueAllied Works Architecture, Musée National... ARCHITECT'S STATEMENT In 2010 Allied Works was a finalist in an international competition for the design of an addition to the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. The building is sited adjacent to the Fields of Abraham, hallowed ground of...North AmericanAllied Works Architecture, Musée National...Herzog & de Meuron , Miami Art Museum ANOTHER ART MUSEUM? The Miami Art Museum finds itself at a crossroads. A mid-sized museum at the center of the Americas, MAM is poised to expand the scope of the institution and re-define its position. Every year Miami is the focus of international...North AmericanHerzog & de Meuron , Miami Art MuseumLAR / Fernando Romero, Museo Soumaya MEXICO CITY––Designed by FREE Fernando Romero EnterprisE, Museo Soumaya opened to the public on March 29, 2011 after four years of development. The Museo Soumaya houses one of the most important art collections in Latin America with over 6,200...North AmericanLAR / Fernando Romero, Museo SoumayaArchitype DialogueStudio za arhitekturu, Museum of... Franić’s project generates “its own city-planning” within the borders of the site forms an ample square that slowly rises towards the large “hovering” mass of the Museum which covers the open public space. The monumental dimension of the...GlobalStudio za arhitekturu, Museum of...Preston Scott Cohen, Inc., Tel Aviv Museum... Located in the center of the city's cultural complex, the program for the Tel Aviv Museum of Art Amir Building posed an extraordinary architectural challenge: to resolve the tension between the tight, idiosyncratic triangular site and the museum's...Under ConstructionPreston Scott Cohen, Inc., Tel Aviv Museum...Architype DialogueMAD Architects, Erdos Museum Erdos Museum is located in the new city centre of Erdos. Driven by a booming economy, the Municipal Government of Erdos were determined to create this new city, dozens of kilometers away from the current city, on a site that until recently was...Under ConstructionMAD Architects, Erdos MuseumIconic Projects Iconic Projects
 
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