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Sunday, 14 July 2013

Artificial island to house Asia's largest private art museum


Art Museums regularly push the boundaries in terms of architecture, but Beijing architecture studio MAD has gone one step further by designing an artificial island to form the Pingtan Art Museum. Dominated by three concrete mounds, the museum will feature exhibit halls and public spaces and be linked to Pingtan Island by an undulating pier... Continue Reading Artificial island to house Asia's largest private art museum

Section: Architecture

Tags: Architects, Art, Building and Construction, China, Museum

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