Museum Architecture (Series of Overseas Architectural Design Methods and Practices)

Author: Arthur Rosenblatt (USA)
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Features: As the construction industry becomes increasingly comprehensive, design firms gradually take on broader types of design tasks, presenting great opportunities. To seize this opportunity, architects need comprehensive knowledge of different types of buildings, including their materials, systems, requirements, and comprehensive design principles. This series meets this need. This book is a comprehensive resource for essential information needed for architects to quickly start design projects. The author, Arthur Rosenblatt, draws on expertise from renowned architects worldwide in various aspects of museum and cultural facility design. This book provides important information on procedures, potential issues, design considerations, and recent development trends for the design of museums and cultural facilities, while covering all aspects related to energy consumption, equipment systems, structural considerations, sound control, lighting, internal circulation, safety, and other critical issues. This is an indispensable handbook that includes:
· Twenty frequently asked questions in the early stages of project design, along with their answers;
· Photos, charts, plans, sections, and detail drawings of typical projects;
· Design guidelines for art, science, natural history museums, as well as minority art and cultural centers.
The concise and clear references included in this book are invaluable for busy professionals who are immersed in their work and want to quickly start new design projects. Like every book in this series, it provides authoritative new information rapidly, saving architects countless hours of research time. Engineering consultants will also find a wealth of information here to assist them in various museum consulting services.