New Museums

by Raul A. Barreneche

Book Overview

The twenty-first century has ushered in a boom in the design of innovative museums worldwide and an expanding concept of the museum's role and identity. New Museums presents a selection of 27 notable museums built around the world in recent years, each distinguished by its unique architectural design and function. Included are the Schaulager in Basel, by Herzog + de Meuron; the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas, by Renzo Piano; the Great Court at the British Museum in London, by Foster + Partners; and Horiyuji Treasures Gallery in Tokyo, by Yoshio Taniguchi, among others

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714844985
• ISBN13: 9780714844985
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.2" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary