Contact us on (02) 8445 2300
For all customer service and order enquiries

Woodslane Online Catalogues

New Military Museums

  • ISBN-13: 9783869050157
  • Publisher: EDITION EXEL MENGES
    Imprint: EDITION AXEL MEGES
  • By John Zukowsky
  • Price: AUD $94.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 26/11/2018
  • Format: Paperback (295.00mm X 245.00mm) 128 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Architecture [AM]
Description
Author
Biography
Google
Preview
Museum architecture has blossomed over the past few decades. Art museums lead the way in terms of new buildings by superstar architects such as Frank Gehry, Herzog and de Meuron, Jean Nouvel, and Renzo Piano, among many more. Those facilities have received public and professional recognition through media attention and design awards. But other museum typologies exist, one such being for buildings that showcase military history and artifacts. All too often, one thinks of these as unsophisticated in their design and amateurish or antiquated in their exhibitions. Nowadays, nothing can be further from the truth. This volume examines more than thirty of them internationally that were constructed over the past two decades and more. The museums are featured in individual entries and lavish color photography.
Architectural historian John Zukowsky has an earned doctorate from Binghamton University. While curator of architecture for The Art Institute of Chicago (1978-2004), he organized a number of award-winning exhibitions accompanied by major books. After that, he held executive positions within military-related museums such as the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Google Preview content