Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Bunshaft, Gordon
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Alternative Title
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Date
1969-1974Description
Measurements include:
* Building and walls surfaced with precast concrete aggregate of "Swenson" pink granite
* Building is 231 feet in diameter; interior court, 115 feet; fountain, 60 feet
* Building is 82 feet high, elevated 14 feet on four massive, sculptural piers
* 60,000 square feet of exhibition space on three floors
* 197,000 square feet of total exhibition space, indoors and outdoors
* 274-seat auditorium (lower level)
* 2.7 acres around and under the museum building
* 1.3-acre sculpture garden across Jefferson Drive sunken 6-14 feet below street level, ramped for accessibility
* Second- and third-floor galleries have 15-foot-high walls, with exposed 3-foot-deep coffered ceilings
* Lower level includes exhibition space, storage, workshops, offices
* Fourth floor includes offices, storage exterior
Type of Work
MuseumSubject
Art museums, Smithsonian Institution, Architecture, Modern --20th century, Architecture, American, Washington (D.C.)
Rights
Rights Statement
All rights reserved
Item is Part of
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