Museums & galleries

Buildings built to hold and display.

6 entries

Concrete modernist house with green roof and planted terraces, viewed from a stone wall foreground.

Light & Atmosphere

Fondation Maeght: Concrete Sails for Light and Art

Explore the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, a 1964 masterwork by Josep Lluís Sert where architecture and art converge, illuminated by strategically captured natural light.

4 Sept 2026

An open timber door with brass hinges framed by rough stone blocks, leading to a dark wood floor interior.

Landmark Stories

Northern Italian Adaptive Reuse: Three Architectural Destinations

A curated guide to three significant adaptive reuse projects in Northern Italy, spanning Verona and Milan, showcasing thoughtful interventions.

1 Sept 2026

Long, narrow interior hallway with textured red concrete walls, wooden built-ins, a glass door, and a vibrant pink partition

Stories of Place

Museum of Modern Literature: Choreographing Darkness and Light

The Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach am Neckar, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, carefully manages daylight

26 Aug 2026

White stucco walls with rectangular cut-outs for windows and doorways, and light grey marble tile flooring, seen from a patio

Materials & Makers

The Sturehof Gallery: Romanesque Modularity and Sensory Design

The Sturehof Gallery in Stockholm offers a contemporary reinterpretation of Romanesque architecture, blending modular construction with an emphasis on neuro-architectural principles to influence visitor experience.

5 Aug 2026

Modern building facade with patinated zinc panels, dark blue brick, and vertical windows, viewed at dusk from ground level.

Living Typologies

Patinated Zinc: London Gallery and the Climate Cost of Craft

Exploring the critical regionalist application of patinated zinc standing-seseam roofing on a London art gallery, focusing on its material lifecycle and embodied carbon implications.

1 Aug 2026

Black timber-paneled window looking out to dark concrete buildings against a twilight sky in Scholarly Cellars New York.

Material Notes

Scholarly Cellars: A New York Archive and its Patinated Zinc Veil

This piece examines a specific subterranean wine archive in New York, focusing on its Postmodern design, the use of patinated zinc, and its precise natural lighting strategy.

23 Jul 2026

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