Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

David Childs, who became the lead designer for the “Freedom Tower” — later renamed One World Trade Center. Liebeskind is the master planner for the World Trade Center, a <<>> THE BATHTUB The Deep Basement that Contained the Twin Towers' Foundations History repeats itself: In 1969, a basement [or “Bathtub”] was dug seven storeys down to anchor the original Twin Towers. Close to 1,000,000 cubic yards of dirt was removed, which was then used to create a foundation on which Battery Park City was built. A protective concrete “slurry wall” kept water from the Hudson River from seeping into the area. Hidden from view until 9/11, the strong slurry wall is credited with saving many lives during the 9/11attack, and can be seen in the Memorial Museum. This photograph shows the bathtub wall after most of the rubble from the 9/11/01 attack was removed. Portions of basement floors are still visible in the right-hand side of the photograph. ADA LOUISE HUXTABLE In 2001, Architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable cautioned readers in the Wall Street Journal about the dangers of innovative design and urban planning. In her view a city may “show its compassion and resolve, but is incapable of a large appropriate gesture in the public interest if it costs too much.” Over fifty years ago the original World Trade Center was initiated as a city urban renewal project which leveled 13 blocks between Vesey and Liberty Streets. Today the new World Trade Center represents a fresh…

particularly remembers are the gas masks he had to wear as a child and he hated them. They made ones shaped like mickey mouse, making it look childlike and cute which really upset Scarfe. He used this memory to create the Frightened Ones in the wall. He gave these creatures gas masked heads and it ties into this whole scene during the film that is supposed to resemble a bomb being dropped. It is a really powerful illustration; you can really feel all of Scarfes’ work. Today, Scarfe has many…

Since I was about six years old, I’ve had an interest in architecture and interior design. After going to see a Kandinsky exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, I fell in love with the strange shape of the building rather than the ones in the modern artist’s paintings. A few years later, I went to Fallingwater and I bought myself Frank Lloyd Wright’s biography. For Christmas that year, I received the Lego kits for Fallingwater and the Guggenheim. I have been hooked on how modern Frank…

The National Gallery of Art located in Washington D.C. was the museum of choice for this assignment. It is near the foot of the Capital building and National Mall. Construction began in 1937, and the museum is separated into the east building, west building, and it is attached to the sculpture garden. The buildings have the main floor and ground floor. The maps located at the entrances are helpful for ensuring that each collection is viewed. This time of year the massive two-story rotunda…

The museum that I chose to take a tour of was the Guggenheim Museum in New York. There are nine different collections of art throughout the museum in New York. Each collection has a unique story behind it. There are also two collections on the website from their Venice and Bilbao locations. There are very different styles of art, like “Surrealist, Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern, Minimalist, Post-Minimalist, Environmental, and Conceptual art throughout each of the collections…

Before the mid-twentieth century, museums in Europe and the United States were generally planned in variations of the neo classical style. But, the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao moved the heading of gallery outlines, which gave an extensive show venue to twentieth century and contemporary art, designed by the famous architect Frank Gehry, Architecture is important nowadays to the public, because it offers a physical surrounding environment in where we live in. Moreover, architecture is not only…

concrete jungle of the city of New York, there stands an iconic art museum Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Built in 1959, the museum flares as an expression of modern artistic construction. The museum permanently houses “world-famous collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artworks, as well as some of the greatest 20th-century paintings by famous painters from all over the world” . The museum was named after the…

ground in order to take it all in. In the year of 2002, Chihuly set up a series of installations in the Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art in Tacoma, Washington. His work varied from a bridge, wall, towers, and a pavilion. The Bridge of Glass was a 500 foot-long pedestrian overpass that linked the Museum of Glass to downtown, Tacoma. Dale Chihuly collaborated with architect Arthur Andersson in order to complete this large project. Various solutions had to be made in…

The museum was inaugurated on October 18, 1997, by former King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Built alongside the Nervion River, which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Cantabrian Sea, it is one of several museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists. One of the most admired works of contemporary architecture, the building has been hailed as a "signal moment in the architectural culture",…

The kimbell museum located in Fort worth texas, widely recognized for its different art pieces it houses. The kimbell hosts an art collection as well as traveling art exhibitions, educational programs and an extensive research library. With the Kimbell having an impressive art collection, the Kimbell may need a more impressive building to house everything. But before we get into the building we need to know the people who designed it. Louis Kahn was born in Pärnu, Estonia, on February…