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The Hermitage XXI: The New Art Museum in the General Staff Building
Oleg Yawein
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Description for The Hermitage XXI: The New Art Museum in the General Staff Building
Hardback. Founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, the Hermitage Museum is one of the largest museums in the world. In early 2000, it was decided that the eastern wings General Staff Building (182030) should be converted into a museum of 19th and 20th century art, and an international architectural competetition was held. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 208 pages, 283 illustrations, 164 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AGC; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1556.
Founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, the Hermitage Museum is one of the largest museums in the world. In early 2000, it was decided that the eastern wing’s General Staff Building (1820–30) should be converted into a museum of 19th and 20th century art, and an international architectural competetition was held. St Petersburg-based Studio 44 won the commission for the elegant manner with which it addressed the project’s complexity, by preserving the integrity of the original design, adapting a ministry building into an exhibition space, incorporating 21st-century museum technologies and connecting to the main buildings and public areas of ... Read more
Founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, the Hermitage Museum is one of the largest museums in the world. In early 2000, it was decided that the eastern wing’s General Staff Building (1820–30) should be converted into a museum of 19th and 20th century art, and an international architectural competetition was held. St Petersburg-based Studio 44 won the commission for the elegant manner with which it addressed the project’s complexity, by preserving the integrity of the original design, adapting a ministry building into an exhibition space, incorporating 21st-century museum technologies and connecting to the main buildings and public areas of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500343012
SKU
9780500343012
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About Oleg Yawein
Oleg Yavein is a founding partner of Studio 44 Architects.
Reviews for The Hermitage XXI: The New Art Museum in the General Staff Building
'The architects have shown real insight both in trying to understand what the East Wing is, and in expressing what it might want to be ... It is fair to say that the Hermitage in the General Staff Building is a project quite unlike any other large-scale museum project in the Western world' - Hans Ibelings 'Studio 44 has provided ... Read more