Building Awards 2018: International Project of the Year

2018-11-14T08:56:00

Read about the winner and shortlisted nominees for this year’s International Project of the Year award

Winner: Msheireb Museums

Entered by John McAslan + Partners

The architecture of Msheireb Museums displays an extraordinary awareness of local culture, environment and heritage, which has been converted into a bold contemporary architecture that is sensitive to the historic design rituals and conventions of its urban site. This challenge was all the greater for the fact that the new museums are inserted into existing buildings. Careful manipulation of light, materials and enclosure as well as the skilful interplay between interior and outside space ensures that a dynamic new 21st-century environment extends local, traditional design techniques and is embedded into the urban grain and fabric of the city.

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