Museums for a new millennium : concepts, projects, buildings / edited by Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani and Angeli Sachs ; with an introduction by Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, an essay by Stanislaus von Moos, and contributions by Friedrich Achleitner [and others] ; [translations from the Dutch, Arthur Payman ; from the French, David Radzinowicz Howell ; from the German, Peter Green, Elizabeth Schwaiger, Robert H. Thomas ; from the Italian, Marguerite Shore, and from the Spanish, Silvija Danielson].

Title & Author:

Publication:

Munich ; New York : Prestel, 1999.

Description:

224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Hessenhuis, Antwerp and eleven other institutions between Feb. 4, 2000 and Nov. 23, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-223).
Biographies: Tadao Ando -- John M. Armleder -- Mario Botta -- Santiago Calatrava -- David Chipperfield -- Norman Foster -- Katharina Fritsch -- Frank O. Gehry -- Giorgio Grassi -- Vittorio Gregotti and Manuel Salgado -- Zaha M. Hadid -- Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron -- Steven Holl -- Josef Paul Kleihues -- Rem Koolhaas -- Ricardo Legorreta -- Daniel Libeskind -- Richard Meier -- Gerhard Merz -- Jose Rafael Moneo Valles -- Juan Navarro Baldeweg -- Jean Nouvel -- Renzo Piano -- Aldo Rossi -- Alvaro Siza Vieira -- Oswald Mathias Ungers -- Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown -- Peter Zumthor.

Summary:

Contemporary museum buildings are often pure manifestations of the architectural concepts of their designers, making them interesting not only as functional buildings, but as a seismograph of architectural culture as well.

ISBN:

3791322192 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
9783791322193 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)

Subject:

Art museum architecture.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Art Musées Architecture.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture des musées d'art.
Architecture, Modern
Museumgebouwen.
Museus (arquitetura)
Museus de arte.
Arquitetura.
Musées (édifices)

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.

Added entries:

Magnago Lampugnani, Vittorio, 1951-
Sachs, Angeli.
Moos, Stanislaus von.
Achleitner, Friedrich, 1930-2019.
Hessenhuis.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 208140
Call No.: NA6690 .M8 1999
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit