{"id":245631,"date":"2025-10-28T12:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/245631\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:53:09","slug":"tadao-ando-unveils-twisting-design-for-dubai-museum-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/245631\/","title":{"rendered":"Tadao Ando unveils twisting design for Dubai Museum of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japanese architect\u00a0Tadao Ando<\/a> has unveiled the design for an art museum<\/a> in Dubai<\/a>, which will be housed in a rounded, twisting building overlooking the emirate’s natural saltwater creek.<\/p>\n

Renders of the five-storey Dubai Museum of Art\u00a0reveal a curving building finished with white walls, punctuated by triangular windows as they swoop and twist upwards.<\/p>\n

\"DubaiTadao Ando has revealed designs for Dubai Museum of Art<\/p>\n

Designed by Pritzker Prize-winner Ando for Dubai-based conglomerate Al-Futtaim Group<\/a>, Dubai Museum of Art, also known as DUMA, is hoped to become a cultural landmark for artists and art enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Its distinctive silhouette draws on the sea and pearls and will be raised on a circular platform that extends over Dubai Creek.<\/p>\n

\"DubaiThe building will have a curving shape informed by the sea<\/p>\n

Gallery spaces will be located on the first and second floors, illuminated by a central circular skylight<\/a> designed to cast light with a pearl-like shimmer.<\/p>\n

A VIP lounge and restaurant<\/a> will be situated on the top floor, where full-height glazing will open onto a sheltered outdoor terrace<\/a> with panoramic views of Dubai.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the museum will be a library<\/a>, study rooms and spaces to host initiatives dedicated to training young creatives.<\/p>\n

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Interlinked geometric shapes form Tadao Ando-designed National Museum of Uzbekistan\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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“The Dubai Museum of Art is more than an architectural landmark,” said Al-Futtaim Group CEO\u00a0Omar Al Futtaim. “It is a cultural statement that reflects Dubai’s openness to creativity and affirms its role in connecting cultures and celebrating talent from around the world.”<\/p>\n

“We are especially proud to have entrusted the design to the world-renowned architect Tadao Ando, whose architecture speaks the language of light, silence, and soul,” he continued.<\/p>\n

“In Dubai, his vision for the Museum of Art will stand as a serene dialogue between nature, water, and the human spirit, a masterpiece of restraint and emotion that embodies both ingenuity and timeless elegance, perfectly capturing the depth of his philosophy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"RenderGalleries will be located on Dubai Museum of Art’s first and second floors<\/p>\n

Dubai Museum of Art will exhibit contemporary artworks by established and emerging artists, while its event spaces will be used for artist talks, panel discussions, educational events and art fairs.<\/p>\n

“The Dubai Museum of Art will be a new beacon for the city, enhancing its arts scene and further strengthening its global cultural status,” said Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.<\/p>\n

“Dubai has become a destination of choice for creatives from around the world, home to communities and industries working together to accelerate the growth of the creative economy,” he continued.<\/p>\n

“This new cultural landmark advances our strategic goal to position Dubai as a global hub for creativity and culture, and cements its place on the modern art map.”<\/p>\n

\"InteriorThe museum will be built on Dubai Creek<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in Dubai, Diller Scofidio + Renfro is designing a cascading wellness resort<\/a> with a transparent facade, and English football team Chelsea Football Club recently revealed plans for a residential skyscraper topped with a football pitch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Tadao Ando created a cave-like concrete gallery for a permanent installation by British sculptor\u00a0Antony Gormley<\/a> in South Korea and he also recently revealed designs for the National Museum of Uzbekistan<\/a>, which will be formed of a series of interlinked geometric forms.<\/p>\n

The images are courtesy of Al-Futtaim Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Japanese architect\u00a0Tadao Ando has unveiled the design for an art museum in Dubai, which will be housed in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245632,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[9930,76,354,355,49,48,356,32109,75,15279,38334,49626,49627,49628,115156,15808],"class_list":{"0":"post-245631","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-art","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-ca","13":"tag-canada","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-dubai","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-galleries","18":"tag-museums","19":"tag-sectionall","20":"tag-sectionarchitecture","21":"tag-sectionnews","22":"tag-tadao-ando","23":"tag-united-arab-emirates"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}