Sketches for a national history museum / [texts, Valentijn Byvanck [and others] ; contributors, Johan Anrys [and others]].

Title & Author:

Sketches for a national history museum / [texts, Valentijn Byvanck [and others] ; contributors, Johan Anrys [and others]].

Publication:

Description:

112 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color, 1 folded) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Statement of responsobility from p. [3] & 111.
"This publication is the result of a joint project between the Museum of National History and the Berlage Institute"--Page 8.
"This book came about through a series of conversations over the course of 2010 involving Valentijn Byvanck, Joachim Declerck, Salomon Frausto, Billy Nolan, Robin Stam, and Martien de Vletter"--Colophon.
Published in collaboration with the Berlage Institute and the Museum of National History.
Valentijn Byvanck and Erik Schilp explain the need for a new architecture to house the Museum of National History -- Hans Ibelings identifies six qualities that make a good museum and illustrates them with built examples -- Kenneth Frampton reflects on how public space has become and integral component of civic institutions in the modern era -- Researchesrs at the Berlage Institute sketch a host of architectural possibilities for a contemporary museum devoted to history -- Three European architecture studios, 51N4E, Monadnock, and Baukuh, imagine the museum of the future and the structure that will house it -- Joachim de Klerk and Salomon Frausto discuss the results.

Summary:

Explores the question of what constitutes good museum architecture.

ISBN:

9789461053213
9461053215

Subject:

Nationaal Historisch Museum (Netherlands)
Museums Netherlands Designs and plans.
Musées Pays-Bas Dessins et plans.
Museums.
Museum architecture
Netherlands.

Form/genre:

Architectural drawings.
Designs and plans.

Added entries:

Byvanck, Valentijn.
Anrys, Johan.
Declerck, Joachim
Frausto, Salomon
Nolan, Billy
Stam, Robin
Vletter, Martien de
Berlage Instituut.
Nationaal Historisch Museum (Netherlands)
Berlage Instituut issuing body
Nationaal Historisch Museum (Netherlands) issuing body

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293932
Call No.: BIB 239192
Status: Available

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