It Has Been Open For A Week,

so I guess the first rush of visitors is over,

 it is of course, the  V&A Dundee museum, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, at a cost of £80 million, 

 the design is meant to resemble one of Scotland's notable natural features, so what is the natural feature that Scotland has for this building to reassemble it?

 built on reclaimed land, the museum stands at the centre of a £1 billion transformation of Dundee's former docks, the building is formed of two angular volumes, these are clad in 2,500 horizontal concrete panels, which connect on the first floor to form a single building,

the museum extends over the River Tay with a pointed corner that protrudes like the bow of a boat, this prow-shaped space contains the museum's large entrance space, cafe and shop, with timber walls the reference the building's concrete exterior cladding,

 V&A Dundee's galleries, which showcase items demonstrating the importance of design and Scotland's design achievements, are accessed by a ceremonial staircase in the foyer, 

 on the first floor, are the museum's 1,100 square metre temporary gallery, and the permanent Scottish Design Galleries, 

the centrepiece of the Scottish Design Galleries is the rebuilt interior of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Ingram Street Tearooms, the interior of the Oak Room, which has been in storage since 1971 when the building was demolished, has been restored and reconstructed through a partnership between V&A Dundee, Glasgow Museums and Dundee City Council, Kuma designed the building to evoke the dramatic cliffs of Scotland's coastline, "The big idea for V&A Dundee was bringing together nature and architecture, to create a new living room for the city," he said, "I'm truly in love with the Scottish landscape and nature," he added, "I was inspired by the cliffs of northeastern Scotland – it's as if the earth and water had a long conversation and finally created this stunning shape." so that was it, as soon as I saw the building the first thing I thought of was Scotland's cliffs, I bet you all thought the same! but in any event if ever we find ourselves in Dundee, it will be on our list to visit.