The Nomadic Museum

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The Nomadic Museum
Designer Shigeru Ban , Architect
Location New York, New York, USA
Date March 5, 2005 to June 6, 2005
Building Type Museum
Construction System Steel, shipping containers, cardboard
Climate Mild Temperate
Context Waterfront
Architectural Style Modern
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152 steel cargo containers arranged in two rows 34 feet tall. Cardboard trusses support a steel and glass roof. The Museum was originally built at Pier 54, New York, New York. The museum was subsequently disassembled and moved to Santa Monica, CA. The museum has plans to move the structure to other locations in the future.

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Museum Info at AshesandSnow.org

A Traveling Photographer's Nomadic Museum - NPR, 2005.0515

Nomadic Museum - Arbitat


The Nomadic Museum:An Arche of Paper - EgoDesign, 2006.0906

A Nomadic Museum, ICON, 2005.05 Edition

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