Summary • Pritzker Prize-winning architect has unveiled the design for the upcoming Dubai Museum of Art • The five-story building will feature galleries, event spaces, a restaurant, a lounge and educational resources, positioning itself as a landmark creative amenity for the city

Japanese architect Tadao Ando has announced plans for a new art museum in Dubai, seemingly afloat in the emirate's saltwater creek.

Inspired by the elements — water, sky, wind and light — recent renderings of the five-story Dubai Museum of Art (DUMA) see curved white walls punctuated by triangular apertures tapering upwards. By sunset, the museum's surface reflects the shifting hues of the desert sky, while softening sharp edges, giving the structure a more rounded, atmospheric feel.

The interior, graced by

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