{"id":678164,"date":"2026-11-08T00:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T00:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/678164\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T00:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T00:46:30","slug":"eight-galleries-artfully-made-from-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/678164\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight galleries artfully made from concrete"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our latest roundup<\/a> collects galleries<\/a> where exposed concrete<\/a> surfaces form contemplative settings for paintings and artwork.<\/p>\n

From high-profile art museums to modest pavilions housing singular artworks, the galleries below illustrate the endless and artful possibilities of concrete.<\/p>\n

Among the projects included in the roundup are buildings by Pritzker Prize-winning architects Peter Zumthor<\/a>, Eduardo Souto de Moura<\/a>, Tadao Ando<\/a> and David Chipperfield Architects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read on to discover eight concrete art galleries from around the world:<\/p>\n

\"David<\/a>Photo by Iwan Baan<\/p>\n

The David Geffen Galleries, USA, by Peter Zumthor<\/a><\/p>\n

Wrapped in a ribbon of glazing, The David Geffen Galleries is a curving concrete extension to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art<\/a>, designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The elevated gallery snakes above street level and spans Wilshire Boulevard. It is supported by seven structural pavilions that are scattered unevenly along its footprint.<\/p>\n

\"Casa<\/a>Photo by Francisco Nogueira<\/p>\n

Casa das Hist\u00f3rias Paula Rego, Portugal, by Eduardo Souto de Moura<\/a><\/p>\n

Two pyramid-like chimneys rise from Casa das Hist\u00f3rias Paula Rego in Cascais, Portugal<\/a>, which was designed by Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura\u00a0to house the works of artist Paula Rego.<\/p>\n

Enclosed by red-concrete<\/a> walls, the interior was designed as a sequence of rooms tailored to different formats, from small lithographs to large-scale paintings.<\/p>\n

\"Xiao<\/a>Photo by DONG Image<\/p>\n

Xiao Feng Art Museum, China, by ZAO\/standardarchitecture<\/a><\/p>\n

Chinese studio ZAO\/standardarchitecture<\/a> created an angular concrete building looping around a central courtyard<\/a> for the Xiao Feng Art Museum in Hangzhou<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dedicated to the artist couple Xiao Feng and Song Ren, the gallery rises and falls to form openings that guide visitors under bridge-like elements to the courtyard.<\/p>\n

\"Ground<\/a>Photo courtesy of Museum SAN<\/p>\n

Ground, South Korea, by Tadao Ando<\/a><\/p>\n

Japanese architect Tadao Ando\u00a0designed a subterranean concrete dome<\/a> to house a permanent installation by British sculptor Antony Gormley<\/a> at Museum SAN in Wonju, South Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spanning 25 metres in width, the cave-like space was topped by a central oculus that looms over the cast-iron sculptures.<\/p>\n

\"Nubuke<\/a>Photo by Julien Lanoo<\/p>\n

Nubuke Extended, Ghana, by Baerbel Mueller and Juergen Strohmayer<\/a><\/p>\n

Nubuke Extended is a one-room concrete gallery extension<\/a> to the Nubuke Foundation in Ghana<\/a>, which was raised above the ground to form a shaded events and gathering space below.<\/p>\n

Designed by architect Baerbel Mueller and architectural designer Juergen Strohmayer, the gallery\u2019s interior features high ceilings and a mezzanine level.<\/p>\n

\"Richard<\/a><\/p>\n

Richard Serra gallery, USA, by Thomas Phifer and Partners<\/a><\/p>\n

At the Glenstone Museum in Maryland<\/a>, American architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners<\/a> created a rectangular gallery for the artworks of sculptor<\/a> Richard Serra.<\/p>\n

The building was made from cast-in-place structural concrete with doors made of stainless steel, and a series of skylights<\/a> provides the only source of light inside.<\/p>\n

\"Anselm<\/a>Photo by Studio Menges Tugushi<\/p>\n

Anselm Kiefer Pavilion, Germany, by David Chipperfield Architects<\/a><\/p>\n

Six years after completing the Carmen W\u00fcrth Forum<\/a> museum in Germany<\/a>, architecture firm David Chipperfield Architects\u00a0returned to the site to add a monolithic concrete gallery built around a singular large-scale artwork.<\/p>\n

Once too big to exhibit at the museum, the Schwarze Flocken artwork by Anselm Kiefer now hangs on the wall of the Anselm Kiefer Pavilion, illuminated by rooflights.<\/p>\n

\"Ginkgo<\/a>Photo by Kris Provoost<\/p>\n

Ginkgo Gallery, China, by MORE Architecture<\/a><\/p>\n

Scooped concrete ceilings animate the Ginkgo Gallery in Jiaxing, which was designed by Dutch studio MORE Architecture<\/a> as an antidote to China<\/a>\u2018s boom of large-scale museums.<\/p>\n

Located on an island in a manmade lake, the museum\u2019s board-marked concrete<\/a> surfaces were arranged to create horizontal patterns across the walls and roofs.<\/p>\n

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