The Architecture of the Barnes Foundation: Gallery in a Garden, Garden in a Gallery
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847838056 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book presents photographs and drawings highlighting the new building’s sensitivity to the ideology of Dr. Barnes and the creativity of Paul Cret, who designed the foundation’s gallery in Merion. A comprehensive description and behind-the-scenes look into the architectural evolution of the Barnes Foundation’s new building in downtown Philadelphia. In the new facility, the Merion galleries are faithfully reproduced at the same scale with similar materials and are seamlessly integrated into the larger new building—a refined modernist masterpiece surrounded by grounds designed by landscape architect Laurie Olin.. In 2007, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects received the commission to design the new Barnes Foundation building, an enviable project that was surrounded both
. Kenneth Frampton is the Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia University. About the Author Tod Williams and Billie Tsien are the principals behind the renowned architectural team whose work includes acclaimed museum buildings around the world
Mike R said Fantastic Book. As an architect I love pretty pictures, but I love process more. This book has both, and it's wonderful.. Review of "Architecture of the Barnes Foundation", Tod Williams, Billie Tsien Architecture is one of my main hobbies: I read books, visit buildings in the US and Europe, and had the pleasure to get two of my projects built.In my view this is an outstanding book: lucid prose, clear presentation of the architectural problems and solutions, straightforward illustrations. The authors (and architects) describe the planning of a relocated museum, reconstruction of the o. Alex said good documentation. Good to review their process of designing and building this rather conservative and yet, quite solid piece of architecture. The core concept of the project is weak or, it is not so convincing. Building in a garden and a garden in a building .But, it is rare to see this type of documentation that explains the process in a straightforward way.One wonders about what it could have been witho
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien are the principals behind the renowned architectural team whose work includes acclaimed museum buildings around the world. . Kenneth Frampton is the Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia University