Useful links and resources including venues and further reading
Architecture Centres
A growing list of venues across Europe featuring exhibitions and programmes on the subjects of Architecture and the Built Environment.
Venue | City | Type | Established |
AEDES | Berlin, DE | A | 1980 |
MUDAC | Lausanne, CH | B | 2000 |
NIEUWE INSTITUUT | Rotterdam, NL | A | 2013 |
RIBA (66 PORTLAND PLACE) | London, UK | A | 1934 |
DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTRE | Copenhagen, DK | A | 1985 |
CIVA | Brussels, BE | A | 2016 |
BUILDING CENTRE | London, UK | A | 1931 |
COPENHAGEN CONTEMPORARY | Copenhagen, DK | B | 2016 |
ARCAM | Amsterdam, NL | A | 1986 |
ZIRKULIE (ZZB) | Liechtenstein, LI | A | 2016 |
FARRELL CENTRE | Newcastle, UK | A | 2023 |
ICA | Brussels, BE | A | 2019 |
Type A: Dedicated Architecture Centre
Type B: Programme includes Architecture content
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Borsotti, M. & Bollini, L. (2009). Reshaping exhibition & museum design through digital technologies: a multimodal approach.
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King, E., Smith, M. P., Wilson, P. F., Stott, J., & Williams, M. A. (2022). Creating Meaningful Museums: A Model for Museum Exhibition User Experience.
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