Eye-catching New Science Centre

I find that the mooch.info website is a wonderful place to explore some of the most creative new design concepts around - it often has stories that give fresh insight into the broad themes of the art-science-technology-human interface...

I came across a description just recently on that mooch.info site of the new Science Centre in Hamburg which is architecturally very impressive (as pictured above). For more photos and details have a look at: Eikongraphia » Blog Archive » Amethyst, by OMA which says:

The new Science Center in Hamburg designed by Rem Koolhaas/OMA looks just like an amethyst. [...]

The Science Center measures 14.000 square meters and features an aquarium, an academic theater, and probably also a planetarium.