Louis I. Kahn and the Yale Center for British Art : a conservation plan /

• Main Author: Inskip, Peter (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Gee, Stephen (συγγραφέας.), Clement, Constance (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale Center for British Art : In association with Yale University Press [distributor], 2011
• Subjects: Kahn, Louis I., > 1901-1974; Yale Center for British Art; Αρχιτεκτονική μουσείων τέχνης > Συντήρηση και αποκατάσταση > Κονέκτικατ > New Haven; Κτήρια μουσείων > Συντήρηση και αποκατάσταση > Κονέκτικατ > New Haven

"The standing of the Yale Center for British Art as one of the world's great museums and study centers finds expression in its remarkable building, designed by Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974). In this important and innovative volume, two architects offer a plan to ensure the proper stewardship o...

Table of Contents:

• Understanding the place
• The site and setting of the building
• Assessment of cultural significance
• As a building by Louis I. Kahn
• Degree of survival and intactness
• As a museum housing a specific collection
• As urban fabric
• Statement of cultural significance
• Levels of cultural significance
• Conservation policies
• Method of approach
• General policies
• Exterior of the building
• External spaces
• Interior of the building
• External materials
• Internal materials
• Floor plans.