museum not to miss that is opening fall 2012 in oslo and panama
and
amazing wineries
raising the bar
food and design merge

astrup fearnley museum of modern art in olso by renzo piano

biomuseo in panama by frank gehry

now for some wineries

gantenbein wine by architects valentin bearth, andrea deplazes and daniel ladner in fläsch, switzerland

vineyard gazebo in grobovka by chalupa and dum in prague, czechoslovakia

photos of next 2 wineries courtesy of interior design magazine june issue veuve clicquot ponsardin vip guest house in reims, france

ram's gate by orlando diaz-azcuy and howard backen in sonoma, california

dominus estate winery by herzog and de meuron in napa valley, california

viña pérez cruz tasting room by josé cruz ovalle in the malpo alto valley southeast of santiago, chile

heron hill winery, new york

carlos pulenta winery in argentina

lópez de heredia tasting room in rioja, spain by zaha hadid

bodega antion by j marino pascqual & ass., el ciego, spain

bodega laus by rambla cebollero architects, barbastro, spain

bodega irius by j marino pascqual & ass., barbastro, spain

see also http://www.mimoa.eu/browse/projects/winery/ for more
please share some of your favorites

museums:great buildings

i am finding myself visiting museums for the architecture and others for the exhibits
are museums attempting to bring visitors for their buildings alone?

here are some on my list to visit and some of my all time favorites

the nelson atkins museum of art bloch building, kansas city, mi

the pulitzer foundation for the arts, st louis, mo

akron art museum, akron,oh

lois and richard rosenthal center for contemporary art, cincinatti, oh

the new museum, bowery, ny

de young museum, san francisco, ca

leeum museum,samsung  seoul, korea by rem koolhas 3 buildings museum 2 by jean nouvel, museum 1 by mario botta

santra istanbul, turkey

interactive museum de la historia, lugo, spain

maxxi museo rome, italy

holocaust history museum, jerusalem, israel

national museum of australia, cranberra, australia

kalmar museum of art, kalmar, sweeden

vulcania museum, st-ours-les roches, france

canadian war museum, ottowa, canada

denver art museum, denver, colorado

magma art and congress hall, tenerife, spain

casa das mudas arts center, calheta, portugal

kolumba art museum, koln, germany

i could look at the many angles of this museum so many great spots architect is peter zumthor he is brilliant

langen foundation, neuss, germany

red location museum, port elizabeth, south africa

museum of granite, hauzenberg, germany

klee center, bern, switzerland

museum reitberg, zurich, switzerland

new acropolis museum, athens, greece

and my all time favorite that i never tire of seeing and my breath is taken away every time

pei's traingle in front of the louvre, paris

and i also love the department of the islam arts at the louvre by rudy ricciotti one of my favorite architects along with peter zumthor

and some of his other museums

he is a genius

if you have any to share please do

'there's something in the air'

still in the shelter mindset
Interior Design June issue showed up, and i was again struck by this article, "something in the air, architects around the world thinking outdoor"
so more great spaces in the landscape

cava de viriato, viseu, portugal

altar, freiburg, germany

communal residence, asahi, japan

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pombal castle, portugal

havoysund tourist route, located in norther norway (courtesy of Archilovers)