Building a Mega-Museum

Let's Talk Architecture by Danish Architecture Center – DAC

Nov 27, 202532:31Arts

Eighteen years, a 14-metre-deep crater, a rebuilt brick façade, and a glass dome set to redefine Copenhagen's skyline Denmark's new Natural History Museum is almost ready. In this episode, Michael Booth meets architect C...

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