Posted on 1/12/2016
Located on a narrow strait of sea separating Italy from Sicily, the buildings mark the city of Reggio Calabria as a Mediterranean cultural capital city.
The museum (13,400 sqm) draws inspiration from the organic form of the starfish, utilizing a radial symmetry to coordinate communication and circulation between different spaces: exhibition spaces, restoration facilities, archive, aquarium and library. A second, multifunctional building (8,000 sqm), comprises two separate elements, placed around a partially covered piazz...