Bernard Tschumi completes major museum in China

2019-01-23T17:12:00-05:00

Award-winning Swiss-French architect Bernard Tschumi has completed the Tianjin Binhai Exploratorium, a massive new museum that will be joining MVRDV's futuristic library as one of five main attractions in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin's growing recreational district.

Photo by Kris Provoost.

Set to open in Fall 2019, the Exploratorium will celebrate the historical and contemporary industrial achievements of the region through the use of cutting-edge, interactive technology such as VR. Considered the birthplace of the Chinese industrial revolution, exhibitions will explore the city's role as a center for manufacturing, space research, and widespread urbanization. In addition, the project will hold facilities for events, as well as galleries, offices, restaurants and retail.

Photo by Kris Provoost.

Tschumi designed the Exploratorium, "as a building for the past, present, and the future of Tianjin," the architect describes. Conceived as a series of seven conical cylinders, the uniqu...

Britain's last deep-pit coal mine closes — the end of the industrial revolution?

2015-12-18T12:25:00-05:00

The last deep-pit coal mine in the U.K. plans to shut its doors here next week, heralding the end of a centuries-old industry that helped fuel the industrial revolution and build the British Empire. The shutdown [...] represents a victory for advocates of reducing carbon emissions after world leaders gathered in Paris to discuss how to combat global warming, with coal in the cross hairs. It also reflects a glut of energy on world markets, from crude oil to natural gas and coal itself.

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Bernard Tschumi completes major museum in China

Britain's last deep-pit coal mine closes — the end of the industrial revolution?