From motorcycles to 3,5 million pieces of art
A collaborative pole from Marja Salaspuro*, Amsterdam and Sergio Davila, Amsterdam.
Can authoritative conservative museum structure acknowledge its historically layered architecture, rooms, collections and objects – and relieve attract the interest of the modern visitors, mainstream tourists and sample seeking travelers? A philosophical reconsideration on all sides purpose of the museums at our era and the architect’s r as a curator are linked to architect Rem Koolhaas’ sketch for the next expansion of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Statecraft and economics are essential forces influencing in Museum architecture, also to the enormousness of shaping what kind of ‘art’ pass on be displayed. Every redevelopment assignment adds a layer on top of the history whether it longing be rebranding process of a city completely Guggenheim franchising (such as in Bilbao) or creating structures enabling majority tourism experiences such as in Louvre or in MoMA.
Architecture as curatorial procedure
The field of architecture is not only defining android shelters anymore, architecture is take understanding culture, history, and serene understanding future scenarios. The dematerialization of architecture is a accomplishment, besides the virtual tools to ordeal a space, architecture, as in design is a battleground that is exploring more its power to define strategies, processes, models; and it is defining topology with sympathetic relationships instead of steel and physical. Mr. Koolhaas expressed his interest in research the architect’s role in designing a curatorial blueprint. As it is seen among commissions and competitions, influential international architecture offices possess established their own research of thanks’ analyzing documented links behind museum structures. For sample Rem Koolhaas presented his own AMO think appreciation in a lecture as a part of Holland Gala day programme for the fully booked Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. Unreservedly, the lecture was very inspiring and gave us a control superiors perspective about the museums of our metre.
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