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Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A comprehensive description and behind-the-scenes look into the architectural evolution of the Barnes Foundation’s new building in downtown Philadelphia. A limestone rainscreen is attached to the steel-framed gallery building (at right) and a poured concrete pavilion wing (at left).

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In The Architecture of the Barnes Foundation (Skira Rizzoli Publications in association with The Barnes Foundation, 2012), architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien provide a comprehensive description and a behind-the-scenes look at the architectural evolution of the Barnes Foundation's new building, a refined modernist masterpiece in grounds designed by landscape architect Laurie Olin, on Philadelphia's … The design offers a series of outdoor rooms and spaces that unfold as …

The L-shaped building provides facilities for the Foundation’s core programs in art education, as well as for conservation, temporary exhibitions, and visitor amenities. barnesfoundation.org;

Octavia Giovannini-Torelli (New York: Skira Rizzoli, 2011), (81).

The Barnes Foundation, in moving its spectacularly deep collection of postimpressionist and early Modern art from suburban Merion, Pa., to the center of …

Paul Cézanne Gardanne (Horizontal View), c. 1885. Clad in a tapestry of fossilized limestone and crowned by a luminous light box, the two-story building, with an additional level below grade, is set in an inviting public garden designed with landscape architect Laurie Olin.The tripartite building plan consists of the Gallery housing the collection, the L-shaped support building, and a generous Court between the two. Originally housed in a Paul Cret gallery in an arboretum in Merion, Pennsylvania, the Barnes Foundation collection is re-located to a 93,000 SF, LEED Platinum building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in downtown Philadelphia. Architecture Images.

All rights reserved. Henri Matisse Studio with Goldfish (L'Atelier aux poissons rouges), 1912. Barnes Foundation.

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Conceived as “a gallery in a garden and a garden in a gallery,” the new building honors the Merion facility and provides visitors with a personal … $45.00 Originally housed in a Paul Cret gallery in an arboretum in Merion, Pennsylvania, the Barnes Foundation collection is re-located to a 93,000 SF, LEED Platinum building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in downtown Philadelphia.

At the west end of the Barnes, the light canopy cantilevers over a terrace.

176 pages, 9 ¾ × 11 ¾ inches (24.8 × 30 cm.) Paul Cézanne Gardanne (Horizontal View), c. 1885. Apr 23, 2018 - Explore Leon Suter's board "Architecture" on Pinterest.

4 Items Found | Page 1 of 1. To emphasize the founder’s commitment to education and the visual interplay between art and nature, the galleries now include a classroom on each floor, an internal garden, and vastly improved lighting conditions.A monumental light box, running the length of the building and cantilevering over a terrace, casts daylight into the serene Court space below. You can view Barnes & Noble’s Privacy Policy Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Tod Williams and Billie Tsien are the principals behind the renowned architectural team whose work includes acclaimed museum buildings around the world. Henri Matisse Studio with Goldfish (L'Atelier aux poissons rouges), 1912.

Barnes Foundation Facade: Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, The Architecture of the Barnes Foundation, ed. The Barnes Foundation building was conceived as a “Gallery in a Garden, Garden in a Gallery.”.

Originally housed in a Paul Cret gallery in an arboretum in Merion, Pennsylvania, the Barnes Foundation collection is re-located to a 93,000 SF, LEED Platinum building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in downtown Philadelphia. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. The legendary Barnes art collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintings, African sculpture, Pennsylvania Dutch decorative arts, and other important works is presented in a 12,000 SF gallery that replicates the scale, proportion and configuration of the original Merion spaces.