https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1332 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16978 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:06:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16978-real-madrids-fabled-home-scores-a-winning-revamp http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16753 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:12:40 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16753-hamburgs-famed-alsterschwimmhalle-makes-a-splash-following-refurbishment Completed last spring at the northeast corner of Tiananmen Square, the world's biggest museum stands up to the enormity of Beijing's central public space.

]]> national-museum-of-china.asp Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7399-national-museum-of-china The National Museum of China is a gut renovation and expansion of a 1959 building. The building sits at the northeast corner of Tiananmen Square. The museum’s historic and new (at right) facades are separated by a long, outdoor courtyard. Photo © Duccio Malagamba Coffered ceilings, banks of stairs and escalators, and granite and cherrywood cladding add warmth to the otherwise empty Grand Forum. Coffered ceilings, banks of stairs and escalators, and granite and cherrywood cladding add warmth to the otherwise empty Grand Forum. Image courtesy GMP Architects Image courtesy GMP Architects  Image courtesy GMP Architects