Norman Foster and the British Museum

Norman Foster and the British Museum

A landmark in the history of the British Museum and one of Norman Foster's most significant projects to date, the Great Court has reclaimed and reinvigorated one of London's most important public spaces, transforming the Museum. 

Published to coincide with a major retrospective of Foster's work held at the British Museum, this volume brings together essays, design drawings and photographs to provide an account of the development and completion of Foster's project.

 An introductory essay by Deyan Sudjic presents the Great Court as the culmination of centuries of change within the Museum - a reconciliation of past and future which has both restored and transfigured the heart of this public institution. 

Spencer de Grey, a partner at Foster and Partners, documents the design and construction of the individual elements within the Great Court and the vast glazed canopy which surmounts them. The volume is introduced by Norman Foster and illustrated with photographs of the Great Court during its construction and in its spectacular finished state.

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Museums (English/Chinese Edition)

Museums (English/Chinese Edition)

2011 | 256 Pages | PDF | 61 MB

This book selected 50 world-top museums, including history museums, art museums, science museums, etc. Each museum is illustrated with pictures, plans and a brief introduction.

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Building Type Basics for Museums Building

Building Type Basics for Museums Building

Here's the essential information you need to initiate designs for art, science, and natural history museums, ethnic art and cultural centers, youth museums, and more.
Filled with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details.
Combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, acoustic, traffic, and safety issues that are unique to museums and cultural facilities with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion.
 

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Museum Architecture

Museum Architecture

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Light for Arts Sake - Lighting for Artworks and Museum Displays

Light for Arts Sake - Lighting for Artworks and Museum Displays

Christopher Cuttle

Conservation scientists in museums and galleries have a clear understanding of the damage that light can inflict on an object, but what of the designers that create exhibitions to display these precious items? Light for Arts Sake provides a basis for a level of professional expertise for lighting practice in museums. 

Rather than portraying conservation and display as having diametrically opposed objectives, the central concept is that the interaction of light and art media is the source for both the visual experience and the degradation of the artwork. Optimal solutions derive from understanding and controlling the interaction process, and the need is for the level of understanding among lighting professionals to be brought closer to that found among conservation scientists.

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Building Type Basics for Museums Building

Building Type Basics for Museums Building

Rosenblatt, Arthur.

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Here's the essential information you need to initiate designs for art, science, and natural history museums, ethnic art and cultural centers, youth museums, and more.

Filled with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details.

Combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, acoustic, traffic, and safety issues that are unique to museums and cultural facilities with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion.

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