Architecture is not something that has been featured on The Medium of so far, but the recent competition held to pick the design of the new V&A at Dundee Building has produced a number of very exciting contemporary architectural designs. From an initial crop of over 120 design submissions from architects worldwide, just six designs made the shortlist. Those designs were by: Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, Kengo Kuma & Associates, REX, Snøhetta, Steven Holl Architects and Sutherland Hussey Architects.

The winning design, chosen by an international jury was that of Kengo Kuma & Associates.

The V&A at Dundee website describes the design as, “a striking building that will come to represent Dundee and has the potential to be one of Europe’s most iconic buildings. Once built, the building itself will appear to ‘float’ on the water.”

The building includes a gallery and exhibition spaces, working and design spaces, offices, and social areas. An important part of the design brief issued to all designers was that the building should be both environmentally friendly and fully sustainable, something that the jury felt Kengo Kuma and Associates’ design fulfills entirely.

Below are some further images of the design:

For further information about the V&A at Dundee building competition, where you can see all the shortlisted designs and find more detail about the winning design, visit: http://vandaatdundee.com

For more information about Kengo Kuma Associates visit their website: http://kkaa.co.jp