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The Royal Collections Museum in Madrid by Mansilla & Tuñón was built taking into account the classic structure of the Royal Palace and the modern concept of a descending museum. The Art Museum is expected to be open in 2020 and will be located in a new building in the gardens of the Campo del Moro park next to the Almudena Cathedral and the Royal…
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The Altes Museum, built between 1823 and 1830 and designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, is one of the most important works of Neoclassical architecture. With its clearly ordered exterior and an interior structure designed with exacting precision in the ancient Greek style, Schinkel pursued Humboldt’s idea of opening the museum as an educational institution for the public.
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The West Bund Long Museum designed by Atelier Deshaus is located at the bank of Huangpu River, Xuhui District, Shanghai Municipality, the site of which was used as the wharf for coal transportation.
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The National Museum of Western Art designed by Le Corbusier was the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition. The Museum is located in the museum and zoo complex in Ueno Park in Taito, central Tokyo. The museum is also known by the English acronym NMWA (National Museum of Western Art).
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The Mandala Art Museum and Visitor Centre designed by U67 Architects for the Suncheon Art Platform refers to the Mandala idea of expanding the squared plan from a dense inner nucleus.
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The Benesse House Museum opened in 1992 as a facility integrating a museum with a hotel, based on the concept of “coexistence of nature, art and architecture.” Designed by Tadao Ando, the facility is built on high ground overlooking the Seto Inland Sea and features large apertures that serve to open up the interior to the splendid natural surroundings.
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Architect Arata Isozaki designed MOCA Grand Avenue in 1986 with classical architecture and Los Angeles popular culture in mind. Today this location hosts the museum’s main galleries, Lemonade café, the flagship location of the MOCA Store, and staff offices.
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Fujimori’s playful approach to architecture is on display in his building that houses the Nemunoki Museum of Art. He wanted this humpbacked children’s museum to resemble “a mammoth.”
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The Kamoi Museum designed by Japanese Architects TNA and completed in 2012 is an old factory renovation for the KAMOI-KAKOSHI processed paper company in Japan. The Architects aimed to change the dark, cold image of the factory into a bright and comfortable work space. KAMOI-KAKOSHI is a Japanese company with a history of nearly 100 years famous for its Masking Tape (MT). This tape is made…
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The Utzon Center in Aalborg, Denmark, was the last building to be designed by Jørn Utzon. In collaboration with his son Kim who provided the final construction drawings, he planned the centre not as a museum but as a place where students of architecture could meet and discuss their ideas for the future.
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