Frank O. Gehry, MARTa Herford / [edited by Uli Kahmann ; with essays by Ulrich Brinkmann [and others] ; with photographs by Klemens Ortmeyer and Christian Richters.].

Title & Author:

Frank O. Gehry, MARTa Herford / [edited by Uli Kahmann ; with essays by Ulrich Brinkmann [and others] ; with photographs by Klemens Ortmeyer and Christian Richters.].

Publication:

Basel, Switzerland : Birkhäuser, 2005.

Description:

111 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
MARTa is an acronym that combines the concepts of furniture, art and ambience, and it refers to a museum in which the boudaries of contemporary art and modern design are investigated and transversed.
Herford is where the new museum is located and is an important centre of the German furniture industry. It was built by Frank Gehry.
Includes short biographies of Birgit Bastiaan, Urlich Brinkmann, Jan Hoet, Claudia Herstatt, Klemens Ortmeyer, Manfred Ragati, Hartwig Rullkotter.
Includes short biographies: page 111.
Eine ehrgeizige Idee wird Wirklichkeit = An ambitious idea becomes reality / Manfred Ragati -- Architektur als Material gewordene Wirklichkeit = Architecture as a materialized idea / Jan Hoet -- Ein Gespräch über "Möbel -- Art -- Ambiente" am 6. Novermber 2004 in Herford = A conversation about "Furniture, art, and ambience" on 6th November 2004 in Herford / Jan Hoet, Frank Gehry -- Zwischen Skulptur und Konstruktion = Between sculpture and construction / Brigit Bastiaan, Hartwig Rullkötter -- Weltniveau in Ostwestfalen = World-class architecture in Eastern Westphalia / Ulrich Brinkmann -- Morphologien = Morphologies / Klemens Ortmeyer.
English and German.

Summary:

This book presents Frank O. Gehry's building from various persepctives. It introduces the reader to the story behind the design and development of the building and provides insight into structural and technical details.

ISBN:

3764371625
9783764371623

Subject:

Gehry, Frank O., 1929- Criticism and interpretation.
Gehry, Frank O., 1929-
MARTa (Herford, Germany)
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architects Biography.
Museum buildings Germany Herford Design.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architectes Biographies.
Architects.
Architecture, Modern.
Germany Herford.

Form/genre:

Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Kahmann, Uli.
Brinkmann, Ulrich.
Ortemeyer, Klemens.
Richters, Christian.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 238831
Call No.: BIB 168730
Status: Available

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