Architecture and construction projects in museum.
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Tate Modern is a world-renowned art gallery housed in the former Bankside Power Station. Herzog & de Meuron led the original adaptive reuse (2000), transforming the vast Turbine Hall into a public gathering space. In 2016, they completed the Blavatnik Building (Switch House), a twisted pyramid extension clad in a perforated lattice of 336,000 bricks. The design reinterprets the power station's industrial aesthetic while providing diverse spaces for art and performance.
The Shanghai Natural History Museum in the Jing'an Sculpture Park is a bioclimatic building inspired by the nautilus shell, one of the purest geometric forms in nature. Designed by Perkins&Will, the museum features a distinct "cellular wall" representing the structure of plants and animals. Its intelligent skin minimizes solar gain, while a central pond in the courtyard provides evaporative cooling. The project seamlessly integrates exhibition spaces with the surrounding park.
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