Museum

A former Aldi store is getting the starchitect treatment with an ambitious renovation by BIG. It will transform the building into a light-filled museum defined by an eye-catching roof that resembles a colossal piece of paper draped over the building.

Work is nearing completion on an extraordinary new project by Foster + Partners. The Zayed National Museum is defined by five sculpted "wings" designed for more than just their looks – they will actually help keep the interior cool naturally.

A large cloud is forming in tropical China, however it's not the work of nature, but a new museum conceived by one of the world's top firms, MAD. Named the Hainan Science Museum, the project is due to be completed in 2025.

Stefano Boeri Architetti's upcoming project in China is part museum and part mountain. Hosting technology focused exhibits inside, the tree-covered building will allow visitors to enjoy a little nature in the middle of a bustling metropolis.

Japan's Junya.ishigami+associates recently completed an extraordinary 1-km-long project in China. Named the Zaishui Art Museum, the building is situated in an artificial lake and even lets the water inside at several points.

People have been collecting helmets for thousands of years, with the finest specimens either closely held or having long ago gone to museums … so when the world’s finest private collection sold at Christie’s this week, it rewrote the record books with seven of the top 20 prices of all-time.

MAD Architects has revealed plans for a new mixed-use development in Foshan, China. The Nanhai Arts Center's unusual design is informed by its lakeside location and is envisioned as a large rippling wave of water.

Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum, and it looks just as extraordinary as the renders previously promised. The building's amorphous form is envisioned as an expanding nebula cloud with a star at its center.

OPEN Architecture has form for designing extraordinary buildings and this is set to continue with its Space Crystal. Likened to an extraterrestrial object by the firm, the museum and exhibition space will be defined by an unusual crystalline form.

Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is set to receive an all-new extension courtesy of PAU. It will be defined by an eye-catching triangular building that will boost capacity at the site considerably and be topped by a green roof.

ADAT Studio has revealed plans to create a new energy efficient and greenery filled science museum in Rome. Named the Science Forest, the building will feature galleries and exhibition areas arranged around an interior public park.

Artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann have enclosed a courtyard at the AKG Art Museum with an intricate glass canopy. Inspired by the area's weather patterns, the project is defined by a stunning vortex-like funnel.