Contributions

  • Geneva (Switzerland). Musée d'art et d'histoire - Contributor
  • Art Centre Basel - Contributor

Publication

2017 - Hirmer Publishers, Germany

Language

English

Word Count

53,750 words, Guess

Page Count

215 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139783777427249
  • ISBN-103777427241
  • OCLC Control Number994516006
  • Better World Books9783777427249
  • Open LibraryOL26931686M

Classifications

  • DDC727/.6
  • LCCNA6690 .M85713 2017
  • LCCNA6690

Description

The past decade was characterised by a real museum boom which persists today. Throughout the world museums have been built that are as unique as the art they contain, and the process continues. This volume assembles approximately 15 of these museums, designed and realised by the who's who of the architect scene. The architecture of the museums is an artwork in itself. They include buildings such as the Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Art Centre designed by Zaha Hadid and the Zeitz Museum for contemporary African art in Cape Town. With designs that extend from exciting to dynamic to sensuously beautiful the architects have created places of encounter, communication and inspiration which make the world of art accessible to visitors in ways that are not always mapped out by curators. The volume shows magnificent photographs and documents through drawings the development of the buildings as well as the challenges of architecture today.

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