Orange County Museum of Art, USA
The Orange County Museum of Art’s new home is situated at Orange County’s major arts complex, creating a vibrant cultural destination in Costa Mesa. With flexible exhibition galleries, dedicated space for educational programming, and areas for public gatherings, OCMA’s new building will provide expanded access to the museum’s permanent collection, which comprises important works of modern and contemporary art, and to its world-class special exhibition program. The overall design of the…
Richard Gilder Center for Science, NY
The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Innovation, and Education is a new addition to the American Museum of Natural History off Central Park that unites, visually and functionally, the 26 buildings constructed there since its opening in the late 19th century. Placed between two Romanesque buildings, the structure has a stone facade made with a mega-panel system that references the geometry of the adjacent buildings. The building is clad in Milford Pink Granite. Its rounded…
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects
The Chengdu Science Fiction Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects is slowly taking shape in China. Currently, under construction, the museum is expected to complete later this year to host the 81st annual World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and the 2023 Hugo Awards later. The museum is situated on Jingrong Lake within the Science & Innovation New City of Chengdu’s Pidu District. The 59,000 sqm Chengdu Science Fiction Museum has maximum flexibility…
Wormhole Library by MAD Architects
The Wormhole Library is a curved structure that serves as a multi-functional building, allowing visitors to read, enjoy the sea views and attend open-air performances. Located in a key area of the Hainan free-trade island, the project is part of a governmental-launched initiative to rejuvenate Haikou Bay. Within the library, people interact directly with both the sky and the sea. Humans are no longer the dominant beings, and architecture is no longer the dominant vessel.…
Dance of Light Office Skyscraper
Architecture studio Aedas has unveiled its Dance of Light office skyscraper in Chongqing, China. The 180-meter-tall tower has two double-curved facades that create the impression that the building is being twisted. Meanwhile, the refractions of its reflective glass further emphasize the project’s celebration of light and the use of light as a driving design tool. Aedas designed the 39-story skyscraper to be a landmark building in the business district. According to…
