Discover the incredible architecture of 8 museums around the world

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This Wednesday, July 1st, World Architecture Day is celebrated in some countries and regions around the world. The date was established in 1996 to commemorate the founding of the International Union of Architects (UIA), which took place on July 1, 1949. In some places, however, the honor is celebrated on the first Monday in October.

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Museum of Romanity of Nîmes - Elizabeth de Portzamparc - France. The “Musée de la Romanité”, in Nîmes, France, was designed by the Brazilian architect and urban planner Elizabeth de Portzamparc, winner in 2012 of the international competition promoted by the city council.

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Despite opening in 2008, Pei turned to ancient Islamic architecture in his design for the museum, most notably the Ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo. The museum features a high domed atrium within a central tower and an oculus that captures and reflects patterned light. A 45-meter-high window on the north side offers panoramic views of the bay, and geometric patterns complement the museum's extensive collection of Islamic art.

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Soumaya Museum - Fernando Romero - Mexico. Founded by Carlos Slim, the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City originally opened in 1994 and houses a wide range of art from Mexico and Europe. It is also known for having the largest casts of Rodin sculptures outside of France.

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Mexican architect Fernando Romero designed the €47 million Plaza Carso at the Soumaya Museum, featuring a “silver asymmetrical structure whose molded forms recall the sculptural works of Rodin.” The exterior of the six-story building is made of 16,000 hexagonal aluminum plates, often giving viewers the impression that they are glowing.

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Design Museum Holon - Ron Arad Architects - Israel. This museum, the first in the country dedicated to design and contemporary culture, was opened in 2010 in the city of Holon, Israel. Designed by Israeli architect Ron Arad, the building uses six sinuous bands of corten steel as a focal point.

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The steel pays homage to Holon’s sixteen-year urban regeneration programme, and the ribbons support and flow around a series of box-shaped gallery spaces within. The ‘steel bands’ design element can be seen both inside and outside the structure, and is a technique Arad has also used in other projects.

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Louvre Abu Dhabi - Jean Nouvel - United Arab Emirates. After ten years of collaboration between France and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Louvre Abu Dhabi by Jean Nouvel opened to the public in 2017. Located on Saadiyat Island and surrounded by the sea, twenty-three permanent galleries and exhibition spaces, a Children's Museum, an auditorium and a research center are connected by promenades that meet under the building's iconic dome.

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The 180-meter-diameter double dome features a “radial horizontal geometry and randomly perforated textile material, providing shade punctuated by sunbeams.” Constructed from 7,850 unique metallic stars, the structure creates a “shower of light” that moves under the sun. According to the architect, these are “reminiscent of the overlapping palm fronds of the oases of the United Arab Emirates.”

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With over 9,000 m², the Museum houses rare archaeological collections, previously stored in different technical reserves in the city. These true treasures, which cover a span of 25 centuries, in three major periods: Gaulish (pre-Roman), Roman and medieval, can now be enjoyed by the public in the same place.

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Currency Museum - Costa Lopes - Angola. The Currency Museum, opened in 2015, is located next to the Bay of Luanda, in the heart of the city centre, and is next to the charismatic building of the National Bank of Angola.

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With approximately 4,800 m² of total area, the project protected the museum's equipment below the grounding line, to preserve silence and privacy. On the surface, a new urban square was established that announces the Museum and allows the celebration of public space.

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Kunsthaus Graz - Colin Fournier and Peter Cook - Austria. The Kunsthaus Graz was designed by Colin Fournier as the partner in charge, together with Sir Peter Cook. According to the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London, the design of the Kunsthaus sought to be deliberately provocative and to innovate museum design, offering a less "institutional" approach to arranging exhibition spaces and employing new materials and fabrication techniques.

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The building is an example of blob architecture and features a skin made of iridescent blue acrylic panels that also function as photovoltaic panels. Due to its contrasting shape with its surroundings, it is known in the local vernacular as the "Friendly Stranger". The building incorporates the façade of the Eisernes Haus built in 1848 in cast iron architecture.

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Ordos Museum - MAD Architects - China. MAD Architects is an architectural design firm based in Beijing, China, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Rome. MAD Architects is currently led by Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, and Yosuke Hayano.

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The Ordos Museum is a museum in Kangbashi, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. The museum, which houses collections related to the local history of Ordos and the surrounding area, was designed by Chinese design firm MAD at the request of the local government, and built by Huhehaote Construction.

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Museum of Islamic Art - IM Pe - Qatar. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect IM Pei, the Museum of Islamic Art sits on a beachfront peninsula in Doha and is comprised of a 5-story main building with an adjacent educational wing connected by a large central courtyard.

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Museum of Romanity of Nîmes - Elizabeth de Portzamparc - France. The “Musée de la Romanité”, in Nîmes, France, was designed by the Brazilian architect and urban planner Elizabeth de Portzamparc, winner in 2012 of the international competition promoted by the city council.

Soumaya Museum - Fernando Romero - Mexico. Founded by Carlos Slim, the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City originally opened in 1994 and houses a wide range of art from Mexico and Europe. It is also known for having the largest casts of Rodin sculptures outside of France.

Design Museum Holon - Ron Arad Architects - Israel. This museum, the first in the country dedicated to design and contemporary culture, was opened in 2010 in the city of Holon, Israel. Designed by Israeli architect Ron Arad, the building uses six sinuous bands of corten steel as a focal point.

Currency Museum - Costa Lopes - Angola. The Currency Museum, opened in 2015, is located next to the Bay of Luanda, in the heart of the city centre, and is next to the charismatic building of the National Bank of Angola.

With approximately 4,800 m² of total area, the project protected the museum's equipment below the grounding line, to preserve silence and privacy. On the surface, a new urban square was established that announces the Museum and allows the celebration of public space.

Ordos Museum - MAD Architects - China. MAD Architects is an architectural design firm based in Beijing, China, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Rome. MAD Architects is currently led by Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, and Yosuke Hayano.

The Ordos Museum is a museum in Kangbashi, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. The museum, which houses collections related to the local history of Ordos and the surrounding area, was designed by Chinese design firm MAD at the request of the local government, and built by Huhehaote Construction.

Museum of Islamic Art - IM Pe - Qatar. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect IM Pei, the Museum of Islamic Art sits on a beachfront peninsula in Doha and is comprised of a 5-story main building with an adjacent educational wing connected by a large central courtyard.

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