Einhundertzwanzig meter eleganz an einer schnellstraße in essen.
Folkwang museum essen david chipperfield.
Museum folkwang by david chipperfield architects essen germany 14 may 2010 by rowan moore today 1 8 clad in a glacial skin of recycled glass the museum is impeccably stripped and sober.
This is only possible if all parts of the whole.
Museumsplatz 1 45128 essen germany.
Museum folkwang david chipperfield zoom image view original size ruhr 2010 european capital of culture is the name of the project with which essen and the ruhr are confronting changing.
The new building is clad in blocks of recycled glass and consists of six structures organised.
Museum folkwang by david chipperfield architects on his death bed reyner banham our finest critic made one last attempt to understand architecture.
Folkwang museum in essen germany.
The museum opened in 1902 was europe s first contemporary art museum and is still one of germany s most important modern art museums.
David chipperfield architects have completed an extension to the museum folkwang in essen germany.
The museum folkwang founded in hagen by karl ernst osthaus in 1902 was the first museum of contemporary art in europe.
There is a marked difference he said between the good design of christopher wren and the absolute architecture of john soane.
In 2007 david chipperfield architects won the international architecture competition for the museum extension held by the city of essen one year before prof.
Following an international competition david chipperfield architects has been appointed by alfried krupp von bohlen und halbach stiftung to design the new folkwang.
Berthold beitz the chairman of the board of trustees of the alfried krupp von bohlen and halbach foundation announced that the foundation would be the sole sponsor in providing.
Das museum folkwang des londoner architekten david chipperfield ist ein glücksfall für das ruhrgebiet.
Essen news from david chipperfield architects 2007.
David chipperfield architects won the competition to design an expansion for the folkwang museum in essen germany in 2007.