Everson Museum of Art
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 | Everson Museum of Art |
| Designer | I. M. Pei |
| Location | Syracuse, New York, USA |
| Date | 1968 |
| Building Type | art museum |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | suburban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | 401 Harrison St Walk Score |
| Notes | free-standing curving concrete stair |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Everson_Museum_of_Art.html |
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[edit] Discussion
I. M. Pei's building embodies the modern art of the museum: like the free-standing curving concrete stair that is a sculptural element in space, without upstaging the art in the museum.
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Michael Brawne. The New Museum. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1965. exterior perspective , p157, plate 1. plan, p156. Section, p156. top
Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. separated units diagram, p167.— Available at Amazon.com
William S. Saunders. Modern Architecture—Photographs by Ezra Stoller. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1990. ISBN 0-8109-3816-2. interior photo, p144.— A wonderful & inspiring book of beautiful photographs by the master of architectural photography. Available at Amazon.com
[edit] External Links
- Everson Museum of Art — The museum's own web site, with good info on their I. M. Pei building.
- Royal Gold Medal for I.M. Pei, by Kevin Matthews and David Owen, ArchitectureWeek No. 462, 2010.0210, p C1.1.
