Mecanoo Completes Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi with Rock-Inspired Architecture
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Lizzie Crook
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Dutch architecture studio Mecanoo has completed the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, a sprawling 35,000-square-meter museum featuring pixelated white-concrete forms that resemble rock formations. Located in the cultural district on Saadiyat Island, the museum is designed to encapsulate 13.8 billion years of natural history with a special emphasis on the United Arab Emirates. The architectural design creates a distinctive landmark that blends geological inspiration with modern museum design.
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Encompassing 35,000 square metres, the vast Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi was created to encapsulate 13.8 billion years of natural history, with a special emphasis on the UAE
Located in the cultural district on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi
Pixelated white-concrete forms resembling rock formations define this sprawling museum by Dutch studio Mecanoo, located in the cultural district on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.
