Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Building
Holl, Steven
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Alternative Title
Bloch Building
Date
1999-2007Description
Entry pavilion, context view, looking north, with the original building at left; Slender and elongated, the majority of the Bloch Building exists under ground along the east side of the original Nelson-Atkins Building. Rising from the building's 840-foot expanse are five freestanding structures or "lenses" that emerge from the ground to create an undulating and varied interplay between architecture and landscape, especially within the Kansas City Sculpture Park. By day, light is reflected into galleries below. At night, gallery lights will glow softly through the mix of translucent and transparent glass panels, like Japanese lanterns illuminating the Sculpture Park. Source: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art [website]; http://www.nelson-atkins.org (accessed 7/7/2008)
Type of Work
art museumSubject
architectural exteriors, contemporary (1960 to present), Art museums, educational, Twenty-first century, Minimal
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only