UNESCO Adds 25 New World Heritage Sites, Cinerama Dome Restoration Announced
This week saw major cultural developments globally. UNESCO added 25 new sites to its World Heritage List, including 13 works by Alvar Aalto and the modernist ensemble of Tashkent. In Ecuador, SANAA won the design competition for Quito's new National Museum. Shenzhen's Natural History Museum opened, designed by 3XN, B+H, and Zhubo. The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi by Frank Gehry announced its opening date. Sony Pictures Entertainment will restore Hollywood's Cinerama Dome, reopening in 2028. In Bengaluru, heneghan peng architects, DROO, and Cadence Architects won the competition for the Museum of Innovation, Startups, and Technology (MIST). Sydney's Atlassian Central, a 39-story hybrid timber tower, topped out at over 180 meters, becoming the world's tallest hybrid timber building.
Key facts
- UNESCO added 25 new sites to the World Heritage List, including 13 works by Alvar Aalto and the modernist ensemble of Tashkent.
- SANAA led the team selected to design Ecuador's new National Museum in Quito.
- Shenzhen Natural History Museum, designed by 3XN, B+H Architects, and Zhubo, opened to the public.
- Guggenheim Abu Dhabi by Frank Gehry announced its opening date.
- Sony Pictures Entertainment will restore the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, reopening in early 2028.
- heneghan peng architects, DROO, and Cadence Architects won the competition for MIST in Bengaluru.
- Atlassian Central in Sydney topped out at over 180 meters, becoming the world's tallest hybrid timber building.
- The Cinerama Dome was built in 1963 and is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
Entities
Artists
- Alvar Aalto
- Frank Gehry
- Alejandro Aravena
- Smiljan Radić
- Quentin Tarantino
Institutions
- UNESCO
- SANAA
- 3XN
- B+H Architects
- Zhubo
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
- ArcLight Cinemas
- heneghan peng architects
- DROO Da Costa Mahindroo Architects
- Cadence Architects
- Karnataka Museum of Innovation Technology Foundation
- Government of Karnataka
- Built
- Obayashi Corporation
- Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
- Studio Campo Baeza
- Maoda
- Zhubo Design
- Karnataka Technology Innovation Museum Foundation
- Atlassian Central
Locations
- Helsinki
- Finland
- Tashkent
- Uzbekistan
- Quito
- Ecuador
- Shenzhen
- China
- Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates
- Saadiyat Cultural District
- Hollywood
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Bengaluru
- India
- Sydney
- Australia
- Milwaukee