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Used-Very Good. The twenty-first century has seen a boom in museum construction, both in new buildings and renovations or additions to existing ones. Nearly thirty museums are given close inspection in this generously illustrated volume. Each entry includes a discussion of the building's cultural and geographic environment, complemented by color photographs, sketches, and architectural plans. The book encompasses four continents and highlights, among others, the designs of Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, Steven Holl, Zaha Hadid, Mario Botta, David Chipperfield, Tadao Ando, Yoshio Taniguchi, and Daniel Libeskind. In addition, the authors provide thoughtful commentary on the relationship between architecture and the fine arts and an assessment of museum functionality in modern times. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks. Wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector.
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Very Good. No dustjacket. pp. 223, errata laid in. "The general popularity of contemporary museum buildings began in the 1970s. The Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris demonstrated how a museum could open itself up to the city, how it could become a public forum and shed its cloak of pathos. The days in which museums simply preserved and presented… 4to.
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Folio. [215 pp.]. Very Good. Soft Cover. Printed paper wraps. Minor self wear. Pages fine. Mostly color plates throughout. ISBN: 3791335758 9783791335759 3791335766 9783791335766. From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit.
