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Studio Pei-Zhu converts a Beijing factory into Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum

An angular extension covered in a shiny skin of metal panels marks the entrance to this museum for contemporary art in Beijing, which is housed in a former factory converted by local architecture firm Studio Pei-Zhu (+ slideshow). More about Studio Pei-Zhu converts a Beijing factory into Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum

Andrew Blauvelt named director of Detroit's Cranbrook Art Museum

Design curator Andrew Blauvelt has been appointed director of the Cranbrook Art Museum in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. More about Andrew Blauvelt named director of Detroit's Cranbrook Art Museum

Postmodern architecture: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art by Mario Botta

Pomo summer: Mario Botta's monumental San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was the architect's first building in the US, but was frostily received by critics. Now undergoing a major extension project led by design firm Snøhetta, the building is the next in our summer series on Postmodernism (+ slideshow). More about Postmodern architecture: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art by Mario Botta

Richard Meier creates private museum in New Jersey to showcase his work

American architect Richard Meier has created a private museum and library in New Jersey to house his vast collection of models, sculptures, paintings and books from a career spanning more than five decades (+ slideshow). More about Richard Meier creates private museum in New Jersey to showcase his work

Zaha Hadid buries a museum in the peak of an Alpine mountain

Zaha Hadid has completed a museum for renowned climber Reinhold Messner at the top of Alpine peak Mount Kronplatz, featuring underground galleries and a viewing platform cantilevered over a valley (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid buries a museum in the peak of an Alpine mountain

David Adjaye designs new home for Harlem's Studio Museum

British architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a new home for the Studio Museum in Harlem – an institution dedicated to promoting the work of artists of African descent. More about David Adjaye designs new home for Harlem's Studio Museum

MVRDV's Stedelijk Museum renovation makes way for the historical details says Nathalie de Vries

MVRDV's Nathalie de Vries explains how she used "a wallpaper" of storage and furnishings to transform a Neoclassical chapel into the entrance for the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, in the second in a series of exclusive movies profiling the Dutch studio's work. More about MVRDV's Stedelijk Museum renovation makes way for the historical details says Nathalie de Vries

Shanghai art museum by Atelier Deshaus brings together vaulted columns and an industrial relic

These new shots by photography duo Hufton + Crow depict the Long Museum West Bund – a contemporary art gallery in Shanghai built around an industrial structure once used for unloading huge quantities of coal (+ slideshow). More about Shanghai art museum by Atelier Deshaus brings together vaulted columns and an industrial relic

Francisco Mangado expands a Spanish museum by adding a new building behind a historic facade

Spanish architect Francisco Mangado has created contemporary galleries for a fine arts museum in northern Spain by inserting a crystalline glass building behind the leftover facade of a demolished block. More about Francisco Mangado expands a Spanish museum by adding a new building behind a historic facade

Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveils spiralling design for US Olympic Museum

New York architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has unveiled a preliminary design for a new museum in Colorado Springs dedicated to the legacy of US Olympic and Paralympic athletes (+ slideshow). More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveils spiralling design for US Olympic Museum