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WHY releases details for new Dib Bangkok contemporary art museum

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WHY Architecture has released photos of a new contemporary art museum project in Bangkok that refurbished a former commercial warehouse for a private family collection.

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Valencia Architecture City Guide: Unveiling 24 Architectural Highlights Across Spain’s Artistic Hub

ArchDaily

Aerial view of Valencia, Spain, with the City of Arts and Sciences at the forefront. Today, the city is a dynamic example of how modern and contemporary architecture can coexist with ancient structures. Today, the city is a dynamic example of how modern and contemporary architecture can coexist with ancient structures.

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Eltham Palace is a heritage site "where art deco meets Henry VIII"

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Southeast London 's Eltham Palace is an unusual marriage of medieval and Tudor architecture and the opulent interior-design choices of 1930s millionaires, which forms the next instalment in our Art Deco Centenary series. It wasn't until Seely & Paget's art deco project that the site was catapulted into the contemporary design scene.

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Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama debuts 'Purple Hibiscus' at the Barbican, a reference to the site's material history

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The Barbican has debuted a new large-scale public art installation from Ghanaian-born artist Ibrahim Mahama. His site-specific piece Purple Hibiscus, named in reference to the 2003 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is installed on the facade of the Barbican’s central Lakeside Terrace.

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Transmitting Local Culture: 15 Contemporary Museums and Cultural Spaces in Mexico City

ArchDaily

© Rafael Gamo Mexico City is renowned for its abundant museums, heritage sites, and cultural richness. With many pioneering Mexican architects having intertwined modern art and architecture, this gave rise to iconic museums and classics of Mexican modernist architecture.

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OMA uses "abstract architectural language" for scenography of Islamic Arts Biennale

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As part of OMA 's exhibition design for the second Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia, the architecture studioformed walls and columns from translucent textiles to move away from conventional museum displays. The show is organised into seven sections that reflect different aspects of Islamic arts and culture.

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"Art deco designers shared a desire for an aesthetic appropriate for a modern world"

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One hundred years ago this April, the Exposition Internationale des Arts Dcoratifs introduced art deco to the world. To kick off our Art Deco Centenary series, Kathleen Murphy Skolnik gives an overview of the style. New York's Chrysler Building is an art deco icon. Greyhound created several streamline bus stations.

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