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Science Center NEMO

Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Alternative Title
NEMO (National Center for Science and Technology)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/167902
Date
1992-1997
Description
View of sloped top floor "piazza" and seating with pedestrian ramp to the right; road tunnel passing underneath and NEMO on the brick-clad tower; In 1923, the Labor Museum was founded by artist Herman Heijenbrock. In 1954, it changed its name to the Netherlands Institute for Industry and Technology (NINT). In 2000 the name was changed to Science Center NEMO; since 1997 it has been housed in the building by Renzo Piano. It contains five floors of hands-on science exhibitions and is the largest science center in the Netherlands. There are also cafeterias and play areas. NEMO is located on a small stretch of land in the port of Amsterdam, straddling the entrance to a road tunnel. Surrounded by water, the building has a ship-like form and pre-oxidized copper-clad facades, referencing the surrounding port. A pedestrian ramp leads up onto the building’s sloping roof (fifth floor) that serves as a public piazza for visitors and as a social focus for the neighborhood. Source: Renzo Piano Building Workshop [firm website]; http://www.rpbw.com/ (accessed 7/15/2014)
Type of Work
science museum
Subject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), scientific or medical, Education, Museology, Twentieth century
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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