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dc.coverage.spatialSite: San Francisco, California, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1999-2005 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorHerzog & de Meuronen_US
dc.creatorHood, Walteren_US
dc.date1999-2005en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-07T15:21:47Z
dc.date.available2016-06-07T15:21:47Z
dc.date.issued1999-2005en_US
dc.identifier262671en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 3216en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/178729
dc.descriptionInterior, long corridor-like gallery with wall art, furniture and objects in vitrines and wall cases; The new building replaces a 1895-1921 structure damaged in a 1989 earthquake. Herzog & de Meuron were primary designers; local architects, Fong & Chan Architects, San Francisco. Located in Golden Gate Park; ribbons of windows erase the boundary between the museum interior and the lush natural environment outside, and four public entrances segue naturally from the park’s pathways. The building’s dramatic copper facade is perforated and textured to replicate the impression made by light filtering through a tree canopy. The copper will acquire a patina over time, further blending with the surroundings. The northeast corner of the building features a 144-foot observation tower, which recalls a tower on the original building. Historic elements from the former de Young, such as the sphinxes, the original palm trees, and the Pool of Enchantment, have been retained or reconstructed at the new museum. Source: de Young Museum [website]; http://deyoung.famsf.org/ (accessed 8/6/2015)en_US
dc.format.mediumcopper; stone; wood; glass; steel; concreteen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary (1960 to present)en_US
dc.subjectArt museumsen_US
dc.subjectTwenty-first centuryen_US
dc.titleDe Young Museumen_US
dc.title.alternativeM. H. de Young Memorial Museumen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-HERZOG-DYM-E49en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypeart museumen_US
dc.contributor.displayHerzog & de Meuron (Swiss architectural firm, founded 1978); Walter Hood (American landscape architect, born 1958)en_US


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