bernard tschumi architects: new acropolis museum

bernard tschumi architects: new acropolis museum

exterior shot of the new acropolis museum (photo credit: christian richters)

the new acropolis museum designed by bernard tschumi architects opened at the end of last month in athens, greece. the new museum was specifically designed to house the unique collection of archeological remains and boasts over 150,000 square feet of exhibition space. tschumi deliberately created a non monumental building, allowing the importance of the artifacts within to be the feature. the final design evokes the classical clarity of ancient greek architecture, updated for the context of today. the project began in 2001 when tschumi was selected in a design competition. during pre-construction, it was discovered that the museum’s site contained remains from ancient athens, which were then integrated into the building design. the final structure has three layers, the base, middle and top. the base hovers over the remains while the middle houses the main exhibition space. the top houses the parthenon gallery and is rotated 23 degrees from the rest of the building, aligning directly with the parthenon. 

view of the parthenon from outside the new acropolis museum (photo credit: bernard tschumi architects)

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