impressive architectural achievement in the future. david shipler feeling started on this project in one thousand nine hundred nine his philosophy was to respect the ruin and not to cover up the marks left by history he wanted to restore and carefully preserve this historical building while sensitively complementing it with modern elements and some sort of. it s and water and food for. the fields architecture firm develops amongst the plan to overhaul museum island and also draw up plans for berlin is brand new james e. moore gallery it s set to open its doors in the summer of twenty nineteen and will serve as the entrance building and visitor center for museum island to be friends right now the five museums are like five friends sitting at one table. but with their backs to each other. and. james in the gallery will link the open spaces and