2024-05-19T21:27:23-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/44053381/a-titanic-museum Nam Henderson 2012-04-06T13:43:00-04:00 >2012-04-06T14:12:27-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/nc/ncq0yg570gcpit02.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>From a seagull's perspective, it resembles the Titanic shipping company White Star Line's logo. Viewed from a fish's perspective, the building's four "hulls" soar as high as the Titanic's bow. An aluminum skin, composed of 3,000 panels, reflects the light from the water at the foot of the building.</p></em><br /><br /><p> On March 31 the Titanic Belfast, a six-story exhibition building, officially opened in Belfast. The "discovery center" is just the first phase, of a multi-million pound development which will include a mix of shops, bars, restaurants, offices, leisure facilities and residential accommodation, branded as, Titanic Quarter. Rather than consisting of a collection of artifacts, the museum makes use of&nbsp;speaking holograms and other exhibition methodologies to provide a more 3D, experiential mode of learning.</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/68376/a-titanic-redevelopment Nam Henderson 2007-12-04T14:41:31-05:00 >2012-04-06T13:29:56-04:00 <em><p>"In addition to providing a home for 450,000 square feet of restaurants, cafes, bars and hotels, and a new campus for Belfast Metropolitan College, the finished product will host a museum dedicated to the area's ship-building past. Out the front door of the museum, a vast park will perfectly mirror the slips where the Titanic and its sister ship Olympic were built."</p></em><br /><br /><br><p> Der Spiegel examines the current mega-redevelopment scheme that is planned for abandoned industrial area along the River Lagan...<br><br><img src="http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1033534,00.jpg"><br><br><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,520501,00.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Der Spiegel</a></p>