Rafael Moneo, Audrey Jones Beck Building, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / text, Martha Thorne ; photographs, Joe C. Aker, Gary Zvonkovic.

Main entry:

Thorne, Martha.

Title & Author:

Rafael Moneo, Audrey Jones Beck Building, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / text, Martha Thorne ; photographs, Joe C. Aker, Gary Zvonkovic.

Publication:

Description:

59 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 31 cm.

Series:

Opus ; 36

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Matha Thorne : reading between the lines : the museums of Rafael Moneo -- Plans -- Pictorial section.

Summary:

"The Beck Building is a natural progression of some of the ideas put forth by the architect in previous museum projects, especially the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid and the complex of the Moderna Museet and the Arkitekturmuseet in Stockholm. A collection of rooms is the underlying concept for the gallery spaces. The galleries may seem conventional, but their organization within the building is guided by the desire for freedom. The exhaustive studies undertaken to help design the skylights allow for optimum lighting conditions combining natural and artificial light. Climate, light, circulation through the space, dialogue between building and art, and simplicity and elegance of materials are once again concerns that Moneo has addressed thoughtfully and successfully in the new Beck Building."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

3930698366
9783930698363

Subject:

Moneo, José Rafael Criticism and interpretation.
Moneo, José Rafael, 1937- Critique et interprétation.
Moneo, José Rafael.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Audrey Jones Beck Building (Houston, Tex.)
Art museum architecture Texas Houston.
Art Musées Architecture Texas Houston.
Architecture des musées d'art Texas Houston.
Art museum architecture.
Konstmuseer.
Museibyggnader.
Houston (Tex.) Constructions.
Texas Houston.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Aker, Joe C.
Zvonkovic, Gary.
Moneo, José Rafael.
Opus (Berlin, Germany) ; 6.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 212212
Call No.: NA44.M742.25 A9 2000
Status: Available

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