Category Archives: Landmarks

Currently under construction, the DHUB Design Museum is located in Barcelona, Spain and it offers two entry points to the complex, one from the main street Carrer D’Avila and one from the Placa de Les Glories which is a public plaza that hosts the Torre Agbar building which we covered in a previous article. The designer of the project is the practice of MBM Arquitectes and the shape of the building tries to complement the Torre Agbar nearby with a…

This classic example of auteur architecture was designed in 1912 by the renowned Antoni Gaudi and its controversial design had a significant contribution to the Modernista movement (the Spanish Art Nouveau) and was important to the entire modernism as well. The structure is named Casa Mila but is also called La Pedrera, meaning ‘The Quarry’ due to its undulating stone façade. Located in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain, the structure seems rather organic at first glance and its interior…

Designed by the Mexican architectural practice of FR-EE/Fernando Romero Enterprise, this project was completed in 2011 and spreads over a surface of 3800 square meters to offer a ruin-like structure that is representative for the surrounding landscape in Quintana Roo where the Mayan Riviera used to sit. The purpose of the building is to be a Contemporary Art Museum and the building offers a sequence of enclosed spaces that provide the optimal conditions for artworks and also several open terraces…

The Prince of Wales Museum is a Grade I heritage structure in the city of Mumbai, India and it features a new Visitor Centre built in 2011 by the practice of RMA Architects with a contemporary design that replaces and expands the previous multipurpose hall and is just a part of a larger expansion plan for the landmark. This building has more than one function, taking care of the baggage storage, the ticketing, security and museum shop. It also includes…

We have seen several other works by the famous practice of MAD Architects and they always seem to find a way to amaze and astound with their original and gorgeous designs. This time we will focus our attention on the China Wood Sculpture Museum they designed in the city of Harbin, China with a polished steel structure that reflects its surroundings and provides a futuristic shape worthy of a science fiction movie. Located in one of the fastest expanding regional…

The New Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam has been renovated and extended by the architectural practice of Benthem Crouwel Architects and their new vision kept the much admired staircase, the grand rooms and the natural lighting of the place but introduces their own view of how the museum should look like into an updated and contemporary version of the famous landmark created in 1895. The contemporary art museum lies next to the Van Gogh Museum and the Concertgebouw and the large…

The spiritual home of one of America’s most influential 20th century painters was designed in 2007 by the practice of Allied Works and the site of the museum is the Civic Center of Denver, Colorado, along with other important cultural buildings. Spreading over 28 thousand square feet, the museum was designed to mediate his setting through the dense grove of deciduous trees and also through the way the architecture connects to the earth through the continuous form that is opened…

The Walpole Mayfair is a Grade II listed building and it is located in the center of Mayfair and St. James in London, UK. The building has a lot of historical features and significance being dated in the 18th century and the former residence of Sir Robert Walpole, the first British Prime Minister. The building was recently restored by the renowned architectural and interior design practice of Oliver Burns, which received a lot of awards for their works during their…

The Dornier Museum located in Friedrichshafen, Germany was designed by the architectural practice of Allmann Sattler Wappner and its purpose is the presentation of the aircraft construction technology in general and the history of the Dornier plant in particular. The Dornier plant was founded in 1922 and some of the aircrafts exposed are veteran ones that can still fly even after such a long time has passed. The museum is located right next to the runways of the Friedrichshafen regional…

The Blue Planet is the largest aquarium in Europe and it is the latest update of the Denmark Aquarium located in Copenhagen which was built in 1939. The project redesign was started in 2007 with an international competition and the local practice of 3XN won the contest. The construction was completed in 2013 and the official opening date was on 22nd of March 2013. What 3XN wants to envision is a vortex that pulls the visitors into its whirling dance…