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Museo Soumaya, Mexico


Museo Soumaya, located in Mexic, houses a large private collection of over 66,000 pieces of art which have an alleged value of over $700 million, the majority are European works from the 15th-20th centuries, including several stand-out pieces from Old Masters, French artist Auguste Rodin and more present day artists like Dalí. The Soumaya also has the world’s largest collection of pre-Hispanic and Colonial coins and currency. The museum…

Lakhta Center Tower; Europe's Tallest Skyscraper


The Lakhta Center, located in St Petersburg City, is a 400,000-square-meter complex which includes Europe's tallest skyscraper. The centerpiece of the development, the 462-meter-tall Lakhta Center Tower, is not only the tallest building in Europe, but also the first supertall skyscraper in St Petersburg and the world's second-tallest twisting skyscraper after the Shanghai Tower. The project, in which there is not a single repeating (typical) floor, is technically considered…

Latin American Art Museum (LAAM), Miami


A private art collector, who specializes in modern and contemporary art from Latin America, is developing his well-known gallery into a new museum: The Latin American Art Museum (LAAM). He invited FR-EE to design the first home for the museum in Miami. When built, LAAM will house a contemporary art collection, which includes artists such as Diego Rivera, Fernando Botero, Wifredo Lam, Guillermo Kutica, Roberto Matta, Rufino Tamayo, among…

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