Heritgae Museum Innovation

Carlo Scarpa’s approach and theory to designing with existing buildings is an innovation that is relevant to buildings even today. The Castelvecchio museum is one of his greatest projects, and thoroughly reveals his way of working. Scarpas intention was not only to restore an aging building but to do so in a way that creates dialogue between the new and the old. By careful work of demolition and preservation, he literally cuts, shifts and adds elements to the existing building in order to create an exhibition of the building’s past, and its connection to modernity.

Art museums of the modern period have the same aesthetic as cathedrals or churches of the past. ‘The very architecture of museums suggest their character as secular rituals. It was fitting that the temple façade was for two hundred years the most popular signifier for the public art museum.’ It is not just that they give on the impression of temples Carol Duncan suggests, but rather that they function and work like temples, shrines and cathedrals of the past. Other

The Dome of the Rock (688-92) is a building project which demonstrates a particular way of achieving uniqueness in architecture. Architectural uniqueness can be established by introducing the same building form and materials in a slightly different way, complimenting its surrounding. Again, this uniqueness can be achieved by having a completely different building vocabulary, contrasting with its surroundings. In this context, this essay will investigate what type of architectural uniqueness the Dome of the Rock possess and how this uniqueness has been achieved through various architectural elements.

A lot has happened in architecture since Louis Kahn death in 1974, some of it are really good, some are dreadful and we have different preferences about which is which. However, Kahn’s work look better than ever on its own terms. Better in its solidity and gravity. He was an architect of beautiful contradictions and one of the few to create architectural elements out of scale with the human figure. His buildings are very elegantly designed but are constructed of basic, often crude materials. Consisting of

John Volk was the architect that designed The Museum of Fine Arts and explained the structure as such: “a museum should give a feeling of permanence and that is what I have tried to do with this building”. His plan was well executed, when I arrived to the museum I noticed two different designs. The front of the museum reminded me of the Ionic Order, the Volutes and the molded bases became my main focus. The beige paint seemed like a great fit as well, it added to the light and airy flow within the museum and gave me further evidence that the Ionic order outside represented what was displayed inside. However, the actual style of the building was a Palladian Style which originated from Europe in the 1500’s.

For too long architecture has been synonymous with creating and building things - new things, and it is time for that narrow scope to be redefined to include the redesigning of already existing structures. In densely populated cities such as New York because of issues such as cost and space availability, the average architect might end up working renovation projects rather than full scale new built projects and this is where adaptive reuse comes into play. Adaptive reuse as defined by Burchell and Listokin is “a process of revitalization that utilize a sequence of simultaneous methods of planning, making inventory, acquiring, managing and reusing surplus of abandoned real estate .” But more than that, adaptive reuse has economical, historical

Some building are meant to have a great façade and just show how and intricate design can stand up on it s own, but while the Perez Art Museum has great façade and has a very interesting design, its serves to much more than that. The PAMM is not only a Museum that shows all types of vintage and contemporary artworks, but in addition it works as an education center for kids, as screenings and presentations to an outdoor area for visitors to hang out and enjoy the views that Miami has to offer. All these variation of spaces are achieved thanks to numerous factors for example the interchangeable galleries that creates different moments for the visitors, the relationship between the site and the building itself, a canopy that wraps around the whole the building creating a porch with shade for people to enjoy the views, an auditorium with dual functionality, and third floor for offices and educational centers with an amazing view to the bay. All these components generate social

Whether it be buildings, marketplaces, transport, religious or political edifices the debate as to whether history changes are ongoing. Often people believe that history is always changing, but is that the case? The study of history can be perceived as “constantly evolving, never-ending journey of discovery” (Ponic, 2011). A comparison between Shakespeare’s original Globe Theatre and Sydney Opera House provides a good example of this. Both Amphitheatres were used similarly and both in different time periods. The following report will critically analyse the impact history has had on today’s society by comparing two buildings that were and are used for similar activities.

In order to develop a proper understanding of the museum effect, one must understand each aspect that contributes to the effect, the first being space. No prison structure better describes the use of space than Eastern State Penitentiary. Designed by John Haviland, and opened on October 25thth 1829, Eastern State, also known as the model prison is considered to be the world’s first true penitentiary. Haviland designed the penitentiary using a new architecture scheme dubbed

The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 damaged the old de Young museum building located in Golden Gate Park and uncovered severe seismic flaws in the building and hence a comprehensive plan to rebuild the building in stages was overtaken to make the de Young museum up to date. In January 1999 the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to rebuild the De young museum, due to their willingness to engage in an extended process of architectural design and also because their prior work demonstrated a drive to explore new building solutions for each client. Each of Herzog & de Meuron’s prior buildings were known for their strikingly different façade treatments and the use of uncommon

In a like manner, the Broad museum is 120,000-square-foot which is quite similar to the Exeter Library. Further, both building has a square shape floor plans but has a different distribution in internal spaces. Case in point, the design concept of The Exeter Library based on the symmetrical interior walls directing the void to the center of the building, while the design concept of the Broad museum has non-symmetric internal walls based on the activity for each space and the circulation of the building to motivate people to walk throughout the spaces and to give motivation and interest to discover the other activity. As a consequence, the Exeter’s symmetric design help people to immediately understand the relationship between the reference area, and motion paths, and bookshelves once reaching to the first floor. The priest Louis kept in mind the importance of this element for visitors to easily understand the general outline of the library as soon as they enter, unlike the Broad museum, hard to understand the general outline and the circulation for visitors once getting to the

This essay is going to compare two building iconic for their prospective societies, we will cover briefly their use, design and construction elements and the influence that they have had.

Art and architecture can be traced back to several years ago where the designs and styles of today's buildings have gone through a transformation. Famous architects were involved in modifying the styles to suit each period and in most cases, they were dictated by the leadership of the day. Although architectural designs were carried down from one period to another most of them were modified and better than the former. The paper will, therefore, describe the Altes Museum and the lever house. Besides, it will draw similarities and, or differences between the two architectural designs.

Boston’s ICA situated at Fan Pier in South Boston represents a shift from preconceived architectural constructs to more innovative forms. The building’s position in the middle of a currently undeveloped urban landscape gives it a striking entity that engages the viewer in a way that facilitates its various functions as a contemporary art museum. Furthermore its structure and location alter the population’s understanding of museum architecture as it has traditionally been defined, that it is a “shell” that contains significant artistic work. A visual paradox becomes evident between

Different architects have different styles because they are trying to get at different things. Architecture is not just about making something beautiful anymore, it is about trying to get across a set of ideas about how we inhabit space. Two of the most famous architects of the twentieth century, one from each side, the early part and the later part up until today each designed a museum with money donated by the Guggenheim foundation. One of these is in New York City, it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The other is in bilbao, Spain, and it was designed by Frank Geary. My purpose of this paper is to interrogate each of these buildings, glorious for different reasons, to show how each architect was expressing their own style.