Title & Author:

Herzog & de Meuron : transforming Park Avenue Armory New York / edited by Gerhard Mack.

Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser Verlag, [2014]
©2014

Description:

344 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 34 cm

Notes:
Architect of the original structure: Charles William Clinton.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-339).
Foreword: The Seventh Regiment ; Building transformations -- Introduction: Becoming a monument ; Historical significance -- User : The Amory and New York society ; Building and programming -- Actors: Preservation groups and architects ; Reveals and research -- Rooms: Pilot rooms ; First floor ; Second floor -- Conversations: Jacques Herzog on the strategic role of the Armory & de Meuron's approach to architecture, Basel, May 17, 2011 ; Rebecca Robertson on Park Avenue Amory, its military tradition and its cultural missions, New York, May 24, 2011 ; Jacques Herzog and Ascan Mergenthaler in conversation about the Park Avenue Armory in New York, Basel, May 19, 2011 ; Architect Charles Platt on the specifics of preservation of Park Avenue Armory, New York, June 27, 2011 ; R. Mark Adams on the importance of the woodwork for the design of Park Avenue Armory, New York, June 27, 2011.

Summary:

How to deal with historic buildings has long been a core issue of the international architectural discourse. Herzog & de Meuron began addressing the potential of existing structures very early on: the maintenance and alteration of buildings are among the key strategies of the architects. For the Park Avenue Armory in New York, Herzog & de Meuron have designed a new model for dealing with monuments. The historical building was opened in 1881 on the Upper East Side of Manhattan as a meeting place and training ground for the National Guard, and boasts a rich mixture of different styles. Herzog & de Meuron developed a multifaceted strategy for the transformation of the building, now used as a cultural center, that allows for a combination of restoration, transformation, and innovation. From the exposing of historic structures to the addition of new elements, the architecture gained new vibrancy from the considered entanglement of different aspects. In the current debate, this departure from the practice of historic preservation in the United States is, beyond its value as an actual example, a unique contribution that unfolds in close reference to material. It is exemplary and groundbreaking.

ISBN:

9783038215462
3038215465

Subject:

Clinton, Charles W. (Charles William), 1838-1910
Seventh Regiment Armory (New York, N.Y.)
Herzog & de Meuron.
Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory (Organization)
Park Avenue Armory Conservation and restoration.
Armories Conservation and restoration New York (State) New York.
Armories Remodeling for other use New York (State) New York.
Restaurierung
Umgestaltung
New York (State) New York

Form/genre:

Interviews.

Added entries:

Mack, Gerhard, editor.
Mack, Gerhard editor.
Herzog, Jacques interviewee.
Robertson, Rebecca interviewee.
Mergenthaler, Ascan, 1969- interviewee.
Platt, Charles A. interviewee.
Adams, R. Mark interviewee.

Transforming Park Avenue Armory New York
Herzog and de Meuron

Holdings:

Location: Library main 287104
Call No.: BIB 227908
Status: Available