Chinese Ice-Snow Museum Inspired by Winter Olympic Games

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Construction of the main structure of the Chongli Overseas Chinese Ice-Snow Museum, located in China, completed 12 days ahead of schedule. As the first museum themed by Winter Olympic Games, it’s also the largest ice and snow museum in the country with the most abundant exhibits. With a total investment of about 300 million yuan, the museum is designed by Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chief Architect of China Architectural Design and Research Institute Cui Kai, and built by China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. It adopts the “two-in-one” construction mode for the museum and library, with … Read more

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Menil Drawing Institute First Freestanding Facility in U.S. Devoted to Acquisition, Storage of Artworks on Paper

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Gilbane Building Company recently joined museum leadership, civic officials, cultural leaders, community representatives, artists and supporters to celebrate the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the newly completed Menil Drawing Institute, located in Houston, Texas. The 30,000-square-foot, $40-million building will serve as the first freestanding facility in the U.S. devoted to the acquisition, study, exhibition, conservation and storage of artworks on paper, housing more than 2,500 works by notable 20th century artists, including Pablo Picasso, Jasper Johns, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko. Designed by Johnston Marklee, the building’s design shields sensitive works on paper from natural light, … Read more

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Scotland’s First Design Museum Opens to Public this Fall

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V&A Dundee, Scotland’s first design museum, will open to the public on Sept. 15. It will be the only V&A museum in the world outside London, an international center for design – a place of inspiration, discovery and learning. Visitors to V&A Dundee will experience the story of design past, present and future, and the contribution design makes to all our lives. Designed by architect Kengo Kuma, V&A Dundee stands at the center of the $1.4-billion transformation of the Dundee waterfront, once part of the city’s docklands. With its complex geometry, inspired by the cliffs along the East Coast of Scotland, … Read more

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Clark Celebrates Opening of National Museum of African American History and Culture

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The grand opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture was recently held. The 409,000-square-foot structure is located on the National Mall adjacent to the Washington Monument. Construction of the museum began in February 2012. The NMAAHC is one of the most unique structures built in Washington, D.C. At five stories tall, the museum’s height is consistent with nearby buildings, but the visible portion of the museum only tells part of the story. Sixty percent of the structure sits below grade; the expansive subterranean spaces required a 350,000-cubic-yard, 70-foot-deep excavation and a custom support-of-excavation … Read more

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