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In a bold reimagining of what a natural history museum can become, the architecture firm BIG, led by Bjarke Ingels, has won the international competition to design Hungary′s new Natural History Museum in Debrecen. Set to become a landmark in the country′s second largest city, the project reflects a fundamental shift in museum design where the building itself becomes a living extension of the natural world it celebrates.

Organic Integration with the Landscape

Located within Debrecen′s historic Great Forest, known as Nagyerdő, the 23,000 square meter museum does more than occupy space. It reshapes the landscape. The winning proposal features three gently rising ribbons of landscaped roofs that appear to emerge directly from the forest floor. The structure honors its environment by echoing…

Aerial view of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, architectural rendering created by Bjarke Ingels Group
Aerial view of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, architectural rendering created by Bjarke Ingels Group

Science

In the misty limestone karsts of Southeast Asia, an extraordinary discovery has emerged: a tiny architect with a flair for the avant-garde. Meet Anauchen picasso, a 3-millimeter snail whose shell defies conventional design with its sharply angular, rectangular whorls reminiscent of the great cubist master’s revolutionary art. Discovered by an international team of malacologists led by Serbian PhD student Vukašin Gojšina and Hungarian advisor Barna Páll-Gergely, this diminutive creature represents not just a new species, but a testament to nature’s endless capacity for creativity and surprise. Their research was published in April 2025, ZooKeys.

Beyond its artistic shell, Anauchen picasso belongs to a fascinating collection of microsnails whose complexity belies their small stature. These tiny mollusks, all measuring less than 5mm, feature intricate defense systems with tooth-like barriers at their apertures to ward off predators. Some species have evolved to carry their shells in…

Anauchen picasso, Image credit: Vukašin Gojšina
Anauchen picasso, Image credit: Vukašin Gojšina

Architecture

Seven years after their visionary design first captured international attention, SMAR Architecture Studio has unveiled a groundbreaking addition to Kaunas, Lithuania. The Science Island Museum, led by architects Fernando Jerez and Belen Perez de Juan, is a fifteen thousand square meter cultural landmark that reimagines the role of architecture in scientific education and environmental awareness.

Rather than a conventional museum, this luminous structure beside the Nemunas River stands as a symbol of transformation and knowledge. Its most iconic feature is a gleaming aluminum disc that crowns the building, described by its creators as a new sun for Lithuania′s second largest city. This bold architectural gesture reflects both natural light and civic aspiration, anchoring the museum within the city′s evolving identity…

SMAR Architecture Studio tops Lithuanian science museum with solar-inspired disc
SMAR Architecture Studio tops Lithuanian science museum with solar-inspired disc, Image credit: Lukas Mykolaitis.

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