Envisioned as an urban oasis, the educational and laboratory facilities are organized around a series of garden courtyards, featuring native Brazilian flora. The vaulting glass roof features an inventive shading system. Being within the atrium evokes the feeling of congregating in a garden under a leafy tree. >>>
Herzog & de Meuron's M+ Museum of visual culture has topped out in Hong Kong ahead of its scheduled opening in 2020. Focusing on 20th and 21st century art, design, architecture and moving image, M+ will be the centerpiece of the West Kowloon Cultural District, and a key venue in creating interdisciplinary exchange between the visual arts and the performing arts in Asia. >>>