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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Museum architecture"”.
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Marketing the aesthetic encounter : the role of consumption in the design of the new Museum of Modern Art
In recent years, museum architecture has been extensively subjected to cultural critique. Perceived as an instance of architects' stylistic yearnings, reflecting control strategies, promoting institutions' economic and cultural power, catering for education through forms that increasingly associate …
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The Museum of American Immigrants
… Mall in Washington, District of Columbia. The Museum of American Immigrants is a proposed facility for housing the exhibits regarding immigration sequences and their development that make up the United States of America. The ethnographic nature of the work, its artifacts, their collection, …
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IN/VISIBLE: Architecture as Somatic Experience
IN/VISIBLE: Architecture as Somatic Experience investigates how architecture can emerge from the body’s own modes of sensing—what this thesis defines as somatic sensory intelligence. Rather than treating ramps as residual infrastructure for accessibility, the project positions them as primary …
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Tile: Art and Architecture
… sequences, and order. This work proposes a museum and creative space that showcases clay tiles. The building itself allows for puzzling wayfinding that encourages curiosity and exploration from the visitor, where paths cross and no two experiences in this space should be the same. This work …
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National Museum of Film and Photography, Washington, D.C.
… the relationship that exists between light and architecture. Natural light has always played a role in the evolution of architecture, helping us make countless decisions about the things we build. From their siting to their plan, to the nature of their openings, our buildings have to a great …
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Casablanca Museum
Architecture has always been about connection since its primary purpose of building a shelter for humans. Among many other things, it provides connections between people, and connections between people and the natural and built environment. The design and building process is about connection as …
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Architecture and the Inspiration of the Museum
Architecture exists through human experience. As the product of the relationship between a building and a person, architecture gains meaning when it is viewed and contemplated by an individual moving throughout a building. Architecture simultaneously engages the body and mind of one who experiences …
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A study of architecture for art, design and visual media in the West Midlands from the 20th century onwards based on the perceptions of individuals
The study investigates how museum and gallery buildings can be designed to give functional longevity and appeal. It considers this in terms of their design and relation to their surroundings and use in the context of changing social, cultural, political and economic factors. Post World War II the …