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Last month, the MAXXI Museum in Rome was named the "World's
Best Building of the Year" by judges at the World Architecture Festival (WAF)
in Barcelona, Spain. Designed by London-based architect Zaha Hadid, the MAXXI
includes an auditorium, bookstore, libraries, outdoor spaces, and venues for live
events and commercial activities. There are also laboratories, a cafeteria, and
spaces to read and relax.
Two architectural elements embody the MAXXI's magnificence.
Sweeping concrete walls define the interior spaces and complement sinuous black-and-white
passageways. A transparent roof, made of integrated frames and louvers, modulates
the natural light and supplements energy-efficient artificial lighting with pure
Italian sunlight.
Paul Finch, WAF program director, describes the
MAXXI as "an unwound Guggenheim, with ribbons of connectivity." The building,
he adds, "will still be talked about in
the history of architecture in 50 years time."
The MAXXI Museum is impressive, but does it get your vote
for the best building of 2010?
Sources: Architectural
Record and ARCspace.com
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