Fondation Louis Vuitton
architecture / gallery

Fondation Louis Vuitton

November 2014 BOM location: Paris, France We are super excited about the recently opened Fondation LV in Paris by Frank Gehry. Have you checked it out yet?
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2014
architecture

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2014

October 2014 BOM
location: Bruton, Somerset, England, UK
UNDATE: The 2014 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Smiljan Radić has been relocated from Hyde Park to the gardens of Hauser & Wirth Somerset in Bruton.
Giants Causeway Visitors Centre
architecture

Giants Causeway Visitors Centre

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architecture

Spijkenisse Book Mountain

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location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
check out this awesome library by MVRDV in Rotterdam. Get some inspiration along the 480 meter book-lined trail that winds it’s way around the towering pyramidal book stack.
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architecture / shopping

The Souk Central Markets

July 2013 BOM
check out the Central Markets Souk by Foster & Partners.
Judged by Royal Institute of British Architecture as one of the best buildings recently completed internationally, it was one of the twelve buildings awarded the 2013 RIBA International Award.
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architecture

Riverside Museum

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location: Glasgow, Scotland
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Lasalle

April 2017 BOM | location: Singapore, Singapore | architects: RSP Architects | check out this amazing interior courtyard created by the overarching tensile roof structure 7 storeys above.
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