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The modern wing : Renzo Piano and the Art Institute of Chicago

Title
The modern wing : Renzo Piano and the Art Institute of Chicago / James Cuno, Paul Goldberger and Joseph Rosa ; with a photographic portfolio by Judith Turner.
Author
Cuno, James B.
Publication
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Goldberger, Paul
  • Rosa, Joseph
  • Turner, Judith
Description
167 p. : ill.; 29 cm.
Summary
"This volume celebrates the construction of the largest expansion in the history of the Art Institute of Chicago. Designed by Renzo Piano, principal of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, with offices in Paris and Genoa, the Modern Wing adds a bold new Modernist structure to Chicago's downtown lakefront area, directly across the street from the successful Millennium Park and its major feature, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion designed by Frank Gehry." "The story of the Modern Wing - from its commissioning in 1999, to its groundbreaking in 2005, to its dedication in May 2009 - is told in this volume by the Art Institute's president and directory, James Cuno. In addition, well-known architecture critic Paul Goldberger places the Modern Wing in the context of the Art Institute's existing buildings and its many additions through the years. Throughout this book, the many remarkable features of the Modern Wing - its galleries and grand spaces, its "flying carpet" and its enclosed garden - are celebrated in the photographs of Paul Warchol."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Art Institute of Chicago.
Subjects
Contents
Constructing the Modern Wing: 2005-2009 -- Facing the Challenge: Building the Modern Wing -- The Modern Wing: A Portfolio -- Judith Turner: The Ambiguity of Flatness -- Renzo Piano: Modernism, Museums, and the Traditions of Chicago -- The Modern Wing: Architectural Photography -- Project Drawings: Elevations, Sections, and Plans -- Acknowledgments: Recognizing Those Who Made It Possible.
ISBN
  • 9780300141122 (hbk.)
  • 0300141122 (hbk.)
OCLC
  • ocn318671922
  • 318671922
  • SCSB-5495389
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries