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Museum buildings : a design manual / Paul von Naredi-Rainer ; contributions by Herbert Pfeifer ... [et al.].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Basel ; [Great Britain] : Birkhäuser, 2004.Description: 248 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 34 cmISBN:
  • 9783764365806:
  • 3764365803 (alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Entwurfsatlas Museumsbau. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 727.6
LOC classification:
  • .N37 2004
Contents:
The museum as institution -- The museum as a building type-a historical survey -- The semantics of new museum architecture -- Form and function -- Service engineering in museum buildings -- Directed sequences of rooms -- Matrix-like arrangement of rooms -- Spatial interpenetration and spatial isolation -- Open plans -- Free form spaces -- Conversions and extensions of architectural monuments.
Summary: Some 70 international museum case-studies by renowned architects such as Tadao Ando, Stephen Holl, Renzo Piano and Herzog & de Meuron exemplify solutions and emphasize specific museum design issues such as spatial organisation and lighting."--BOOK JACKET.Review: "This book is a systematic and practical survey of contemporary museum design in theory and practice.".Summary: "Museums are architectural trend-setters. Culture sponsoring and their increasing role as tourist attractions are guarantees for an ongoing boom in museum construction. A tradition and typology developed over the centuries, the planning and practical experience gained in recent decades and cutting-edge technology all contribute to the practice of modern day museum building.Summary: History and form, site development, floor plan, air-conditioning and climate technology are just some examples of the subjects treated systematically and contextually in the first section of this design manual.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The museum as institution -- The museum as a building type-a historical survey -- The semantics of new museum architecture -- Form and function -- Service engineering in museum buildings -- Directed sequences of rooms -- Matrix-like arrangement of rooms -- Spatial interpenetration and spatial isolation -- Open plans -- Free form spaces -- Conversions and extensions of architectural monuments.

Some 70 international museum case-studies by renowned architects such as Tadao Ando, Stephen Holl, Renzo Piano and Herzog & de Meuron exemplify solutions and emphasize specific museum design issues such as spatial organisation and lighting."--BOOK JACKET.

"This book is a systematic and practical survey of contemporary museum design in theory and practice.".

"Museums are architectural trend-setters. Culture sponsoring and their increasing role as tourist attractions are guarantees for an ongoing boom in museum construction. A tradition and typology developed over the centuries, the planning and practical experience gained in recent decades and cutting-edge technology all contribute to the practice of modern day museum building.

History and form, site development, floor plan, air-conditioning and climate technology are just some examples of the subjects treated systematically and contextually in the first section of this design manual.

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