MALBA
Atelman-Fourcade-Tapia · Buenos Aires, Argentina · 2001
MALBA gives a private art institution a clear contemporary home in Buenos Aires's Palermo district. Atelman-Fourcade-Tapia completed the museum in 2001, organizing exhibition rooms around public circulation, gathering spaces and controlled daylight. The building's articulated stone and glass volumes respond to both a specialized gallery programme and a visible position on a major urban avenue. The architecture is most revealing at the transitions between entry, stairs and galleries, where a compact museum becomes a sequence of distinct but connected spaces. Visiting: Regular museum admission is ticketed, with concessions and discounted periods.