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?
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architecture

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2014

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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.
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architecture

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architecture

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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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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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