The Guggenheim Trilogy

Have aliens landed? Nope, it's just what the next Guggenheim Museum is slated to look like. So who's behind this sleek new design and where's it going to be?

As posted on DVICE.com:

Created by 2004 Pritzker prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid, this gorgeous metallic aircraft-like structure with crazy-shaped windows will be the new Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania.

If that exterior isn’t mind-bending enough, the inside promises to be equally innovative. The architect says the interior is a “canyon-like air space,” with areas designed for people to congregate, with the structure allowing for “architecturally refined communication and circulation spaces.” This is what Hadid calls a “future architectural language,” and her words are speaking to us with profound fluency.

An interesting and welcome addition to the Guggenheim family. I have to admit, though, I'm pretty partial to the Wright-designed original--but that's probably no surprise. Check out the post and more photos by following the link.

Images courtesy De Zeen and Yanko Design