Former WWII bunker hosts world’s first 10K 3D planetarium

As part of a refurbishment at the planetarium at La Coupole, a former World War Two bunker in northern France that’s now a museum, RSA Cosmos has installed a dozen 4K projectors to create what’s billed as the world’s first 10K 3D planetarium.Continue R… Continue reading Former WWII bunker hosts world’s first 10K 3D planetarium

Civic center’s stunning sweeping curves encircle multi-use public park

Following its unveiling of a huge train station in the ancient Chinese city of Jiaxing, MAD Architects is now set to return to the area with a new civic center. As was the case with the train station, the building will incorporate significant greenery,… Continue reading Civic center’s stunning sweeping curves encircle multi-use public park

Moshe Safdie builds bridges with pond-spanning museum extension

Moshe Safdie’s latest project sees the designer of the world’s largest indoor waterfall and world’s first horizontal skyscraper return to a museum his firm first completed a decade ago. The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art expansion will involve … Continue reading Moshe Safdie builds bridges with pond-spanning museum extension

Renzo Piano has a ball with eye-catching Academy Museum building

Work is now complete on the Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s much-anticipated Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California. The project involved renovating the iconic 1930s Saban Building on the site, as well as adding a striking new gla… Continue reading Renzo Piano has a ball with eye-catching Academy Museum building

Part-submerged maritime center will be revealed with the tide

Netherlands-based Mecanoo has revealed its initial design for an interesting new maritime center in Rotterdam. The building will be located in the middle of the city’s Rijnhaven harbor and, so as to not appear too large for the area, some of it will be… Continue reading Part-submerged maritime center will be revealed with the tide

ZHA’s energy-efficient museum will stay cool in the Shenzhen summer

Just a few days after news of 3XN’s river-like Delta Natural History Museum being commissioned in Shenzhen, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has unveiled its own museum for the booming Chinese city. Named the Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum, the proj… Continue reading ZHA’s energy-efficient museum will stay cool in the Shenzhen summer

Delta Natural History Museum will flow like a river in Shenzhen

Following an international architecture competition, 3XN, B+H and Zhubo Design have been commissioned to co-design the Natural History Museum in Shenzhen, China. The building’s unusual form is likened to a river flowing over the delta by the architects… Continue reading Delta Natural History Museum will flow like a river in Shenzhen

Delta Natural History Museum will flow like a river in Shenzhen

Following an international architecture competition, 3XN, B+H and Zhubo Design have been commissioned to co-design the Natural History Museum in Shenzhen, China. The building’s unusual form is likened to a river flowing over the delta by the architects… Continue reading Delta Natural History Museum will flow like a river in Shenzhen

Incredible “Dueling Dinosaurs” to go on public display for the first time

A tyrannosaur and a triceratops, locked in combat for 67 million years, will finally be put on public display for the very first time. Known as the Dueling Dinosaurs, the incredible fossil captures predator and prey preserved together, seemingly mid-ba… Continue reading Incredible “Dueling Dinosaurs” to go on public display for the first time

SOM’s steel US Army museum tells stories of soldiering

High-profile architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) recently completed work on the National Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA). Representing the first museum dedicated to telling the story of the entire US Army, the building features … Continue reading SOM’s steel US Army museum tells stories of soldiering