Looking at it peeking through the Dubai skyline,\u00a0it feels clear that the Museum of the Future was not designed to be subtle; rather, it was designed\u00a0to celebrate and shout about human achievement and the innovation that guides humankind into the future. Housed in a suitably\u00a0eye-catching building, rounded, gleaming and...
Killa Design and the Dubai Future Foundation launch the Museum of the Future in Dubai, which opens its doors to the public today Looking 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.
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, seven-storey toroidal structure built without using a single column.
strategies, such as solar power . Inside, a multipurpose hall sits at the core of the building, surrounded by further spaces including a lecture hall, innovation laboratories for health, education, smart cities, energy and transportation, and permanent exhibition areas. ‘The Museum of the Future is a “living museum”, constantly adapting and metamorphosing as its very environment drives continual and iterative change to its exhibits and attractions,’ says Mohammed Al Gergawi, UAE minister for cabinet affairs and chairman of the Dubai Future Foundation. ‘The museum brings together futurists, thinkers, innovators and the public in a testbed of ideas that define the world of the future and shape the way we interact with our world to come.
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