David Chipperfield Architects Berlin and the Kunsthaus Zrich (Paperback)

Kunsthaus Zuerich

ISBN 10: 3039420275 / ISBN 13: 9783039420278

Edité par Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag, Zurich, 2021

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Paperback. David Chipperfield's new building for the Kunsthaus Zuerich now stands in all its splendour on Zurich's Heimplatz, opposite the old museum building of 1910 designed by Karl Moser. Its opening to the public in October 2021 will make the Kunsthaus Zuerich Switzerland's largest art museum. Following the two previous volumes on Kunsthaus Zuerich's architectural history and the design for turning it into an art museum for the 21st century, this book documents the genesis of David Chipperfield's extension from proposal through political debates about the entire project to completed structure. It features a foreword by David Chipperfield and an essay by Christoph Felger, executive architect for the project at David Chipperfield Architects Berlin, that discusses the design concept, the promise made with it, and its fulfilment. A conversation between Christoph Felger, the director of the City of Zurich's Building Surveyor's Office Wiebke Roesler, and Kunsthaus Zuerich's director Christoph Becker, and architecture critic Sabine von Fischer, as well as numerous illustrations and plans sound out this new volume. AUTHOR: Kunsthaus Zuerich is one of Europe's leading art museums and Switzerland's largest art institution. Its permanent collection comprises masterpieces ranging from medieval to contemporary art, with a focus on French impressionism, post-impressionism, and classical modernism. SELLING POINTS: . Traces the genesis of David Chipperfield's extension for the Kunsthaus Zuerich . Published to coincide with the opening of the extension in October 2021 60 colour, 20 b/w illustrations . Completes the three-part series on the Kunsthaus Zuerich's architectural history This book documents the genesis and the architecture of David Chipperfields extension of the Kunsthaus Zuerich from proposal through political debates about the entire project to completed structure. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titre: David Chipperfield Architects Berlin and the Kunsthaus Zrich (Paperback)
• Éditeur: Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag, Zurich
• Date de parution: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3039420275
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783039420278
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: new

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David Chipperfield’s new building for the Kunsthaus Zürich now stands in all its splendour on Zurich’s Heimplatz, opposite the old museum building of 1910 designed by Karl Moser. Its opening to the public in October 2021 will make the Kunsthaus Zürich Switzerland’s largest art museum. Following the two previous volumes on Kunsthaus Zürich’s architectural history and the design for turning it into an art museum for the 21st century, this book documents the genesis of David Chipperfield’s extension from proposal through political debates about the entire project to completed structure. It features a foreword by David Chipperfield and an essay by Christoph Felger, executive architect for the project at David Chipperfield Architects Berlin, that discusses the design concept, the promise made with it, and its fulfilment. A conversation between Christoph Felger, the director of the City of Zurich’s Building Surveyor's Office Wiebke Rösler, and Kunsthaus Zürich’s director Christoph Becker, and architecture critic Sabine von Fischer, as well as numerous illustrations and plans sound out this new volume.

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Kunsthaus Zürich is one of Europe’s leading art museums and Switzerland’s largest art institution. Its permanent collection comprises masterpieces ranging from medieval to contemporary art, with a focus on French impressionism, post-impressionism, and classical modernism.