Designed by Zaha Hadid, the Messner Mountain Museum is the sixth of a series strongly wanted by Reinhold Messner, one of the world key character for alpinism and exploration. The project, designed by the Iranian architect Zaha Hadid, well known for her organic and at the same time hyper technological buildings, aims to represent the connection between man and mountain, the same connection created by alpinism.
Aires Mateus has the gift of being able to capture the underlying essence of a piece of land. This house, like many more that he’s built, looks like it’s been on that hill forever.
Designed by Gehry Partners, the Fondation Louis Vuitton will open to the public on 27 October with an exhibition showcasing the architecture of the building. The Fondation louis Vuitton will provide a permanent centre for the charitable organisation centred around the promotion of contemporary arts both in France and internationally.
Christian Kerez and the story of his unbuilt winning project.
A minimalist building with beautiful lighting.
The “Puente de Vida Museum” by Frank Gehry features an impressive design inspired by the natural forces that gave birth to this land, as well as an image deeply rooted in the Panamese history and culture. Designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, the Biomuseo is his first work in Latin America and the tropics. The building was designed to tell the story of how the isthmus of Panama rose from the sea, uniting two continents and separating a vast ocean… altering the planet’s biodiversity forever.
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