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Global Spectacular:

Contemporary Museum Architecture in China and the Arabian Peninsula
  • ISBN-13: 9781848222496
  • Publisher: LUND HUMPHRIES PUBLISHERS LTD
    Imprint: LUND HUMPHRIES PUBLISHERS LTD
  • By Karen Exell
  • Price: AUD $144.00
  • Stock: 1 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 14/07/2018
  • Format: Hardback (250.00mm X 190.00mm) 128 pages Weight: 720g
  • Categories: Architecture [AM]
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Karen Exell is Honorary Senior Research Associate at UCL Qatar, and a consultant at Qatar Museums. She directed the MA in Museum and Gallery Practice at UCL Qatar from 2011-2015, after teaching museums studies and holding curatorial positions in university museums in the UK for several years.
1. Introduction: Museum Architecture in China and the Arabian Gulf: A brief history of museum architecture; 2. Contemporary Vernacular: Six case studies from China and the Arabian Gulf; 3. The Art of Restoration: Two case studies from the Arabian Gulf; 4. Deep Context: Three case studies from China; 5. From Local to Global: Architectural expansion: moving beyond the local; 6. The Future is Now: The spectacular new and planned museums of the Arabian Gulf and China
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