In occasion of the 100th Bauhaus anniversary, the Foundation Bauhaus Dessau is intending the construction of a Bauhaus Museum in Dessau., full_html
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Brochure by Joost Schmidt for the city of Dessau, 1931
On Sunday 29 March the British architect David Chipperfield will be presented with the Sikkens Prize. The Sikkens Prize is one of the oldest independent art prizes in the Netherlands. The prize was established in 1960 and previous winners include…
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David Chipperfield. © David Chipperfield, by Ingrid Von Kruse
An archipelago is said to be “a large group or chain of islands” or “a large body of water with many islands“. The Azores Islands, for example, form an archipelago.

On the island of San Miguel lies Ribeira Grande, a small town where,…
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Arquipélago - Centro de Arte Contemporáneo por João Mendes Ribeiro y Menos é Mais Arquitectos. Fotografía © José Campos
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston buoyed by some of the largest donations in the city's history, unveiled last week a $450 million project that envisions its campus as the cultural heart of the city. , full_html
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Model view of the Fayez S. Sarofim Campus. Photography courtesy of Steven Holl Architects
The Musée des Confluences in Lyon, France, opening last week. The museum is designed by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, in coordination with local architects and engineers. The goal of the design is the development of a space that is at once a museum for…
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Night vision. The new Musée des Confluences, by Coop Himmelb(l)au. Photography @ Duccio Malagamba. Image courtesy of Coop Himmelb(l)au
This project nears completion in the ex industrial area Ansaldo, Milan, was designed to create the so-called “City of Culture”, a large museums area, which includes the New Archaeological Museum, the Center of Non-European Cultures, the CASVA (…
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City of Culture by David Chipperfield Architects. Photograph © Oskar Da Riz
The Pritzker Prize-winner Renzo Piano has designed over a dozen cultural institutions, some completely new, like the Pompidou Center, others additions to formidable structures like last year's expansion of the Kimbell Art Museum by Louis Kahn. In…
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 2006-2014 Harvard Art Museums renovation and expansion by Renzo Piano. Photography © Nic Lehoux
In the presence of Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, Mrs. Liu Yandong, deputy Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China in charge of Education, Culture, Sciences, Health, Tourism and Sport…
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To the North, a filter that protects an interior garden. Image © Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Tomorrow, on September 18, 2014 the Aga Khan Museum will be open to the public. Every monumental museum is inspired by a great collection. In the case of the sparkling white-stone Aga Khan Museum, opening in the outskirts of Toronto, it contains…
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Exterior view of the entrance from across the pool. Photograph by Gary Otte. Aga Khan Museum
CarrerasMúgica gallery was founded by Pedro Carreras and Ignacio Mugica. On October 3, CarrerasMúgica will be inaguarated a new space designed by Juan Herreros. With this new gallery located at Heros Street number 2, CarrerasMugica begins a new era…
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CarrerasMugica Gallery in Bilbao by Estudio Herreros. Photography © Jaime Gartzia