Zayed National Museum, by Norman Foster
The monument and memorial to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding president of the UAE, is located on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and will be the first museum completed for the island. Zayed National Museum by British studio Foster + Partners will be dedicated to the history and culture of Abu Dhabi. Contained within a multifaceted concrete structure, the museum will have six permanent galleries spread over two floors that…
Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art, China
The Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art located along the Jinji Lake waterfront in Suzhou, is designed by BIG in collaboration with ARTS Group and Front Inc. The 60,000 square-metre museum comprises 12 pavilions under a continuous roof informed by the tiled eaves of traditional Chinese architecture. The architecture of the museum reinterprets "lang" – a long, sheltered corridor connecting various pavilions commonly seen in centuries-old Suzhou gardens. The design…
Lola Mora Cultural Center, Argentina
The Lola Mora Cultural Center, by Pelli Clarke & Partners, is dedicated to the life and work of Lola Mo; one of Argentina's earliest internationally recognized sculptors. This cultural institution brings together six of Mora's monumental marble sculptures-The Lions, Liberty, Progress, Work, Peace, and Justice- for the first time in more than a century, providing a permanent home for works that were previously displayed outdoors. The program includes exhibition galleries, an interpretation center, a library,…
Shenzhen Bay Culture Square (Renew), China
The 188,000 m² building sits on a site area of approximately 51,000 m² along the city's waterfront. The masterplan for the site, which includes the Creative Design Hall, the Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum, and a vast public green space, was announced by MAD in 2020. After six years, the project is now complete and is intended to serve as a cultural facility for design and cultural exchange. Its undulating…
Qinghe INNNG International Talent Community, China
The site is shaped into a triangular plot with limited space, making it unsuitable for conventional planning layouts. Its continuous "C-N" architectural form transforms the aforementioned constraints into unique planning strategies. For the urban green space on the northeast side, a gradually rising sloped landscape is introduced. This not only creates a three-dimensional display interface facing the city road but also utilizes the resulting 6-meter height difference to provide the main entrance platform for the…
