Concepts & Designs
The Museum of the Future, by Killa Design, is 77m high and built without a single column.
THE MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE
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@ Dubai, UAE
ooking at it peeking through the Dubai skyline, it feels clear that the Museum of the Future was not designed to be subtle; rather, it was designed to celebrate and shout about human achievement and the innovation that guides humankind into the future. Housed in a suitably eye-catching building, rounded, gleaming and adorned with Arabic calligraphic inscriptions, this new cultural destination in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) turns the idea of a museum on its head. Instead of being a home for historical artefacts, it is an experimental space, hailed as a hub to inspire the future of humanity. The brainchild of the Dubai Future Foundation and architect Shaun Killa of Killa Design, the project will house a permanent exhibition of human technology and creative thinking; and it opens its doors to the public on 22 February 2022. The building was conceived by Killa ‘as an architectural and cultural icon’, and it’s true that its striking, shimmering volume is as memorable as it is dramatic. The architect composed its flowing form using computer-aided design, harnessing state-of-the-art technology in volume shaping and futuristic visions of architecture to achieve his goal. The result is an impressive 77m high, sevenstorey toroidal structure built without using a single column.
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(Source: killadesign.com)
