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The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma: Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, 1971-74 by Arata Isozaki
Paperback
Main Details
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The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma: Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, 1971-74 by Arata Isozaki
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Philip Drew
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| Series | Architecture in Detail S. |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Pages:60 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 297,Width 297 |
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| Category/Genre | Public buildings - civic, commercial, industrial, etc |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780714835495
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| Classifications | Dewey:727.70952133 |
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| Illustrations |
20 colour and 80 b&w photographs, 20 line drawings, bibliography
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Phaidon Press Ltd
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| Imprint |
Phaidon Press Ltd
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| Publication Date |
2 January 1900 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Arata Iozaki is one of the most prolific and creative personalities in contemporary architecture. The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, arguably the architect's masterwork, was the first in a line of commissions for modern and contemporary art museums on a worldwide scale. Completed in 1974 it was refurbished and extended by Isozaki in 1994. The museum is located in the rural surroundings of the Gunma-no-Mori park, and is the most complete realization by Isozaki of conceptual architectural approach - a pristine, essential structure composed of an arrangement of cubes taking the form of a large rectangular block with projecting wings. The 1994 addition consists of a cube added to the main entrance facade housing the new Highvision Theatre, and a restaurant which occupies part of the area beneath one of the wings.
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