MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts

MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts. Rome, Italy. Zaha Hadid (architect). 2009 C.E. Glass, steel, and cement.
  • Center of Rome
  • Devoted to 21st century art
  • Modern building surrounded by older ones
  • Concrete, reminiscent of the International style
  • Translucency, transparency 
  • Inspired by geometric lines, clean, ribbon for people to walk up; this is present in the museum
  • Sharp angles, rectilinear; moves eternally
  • Rushing from one space to another; other times slowing down 


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