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Author Darragh, Joan.

Title Museum design : planning and building for art / Joan Darragh and James S. Snyder
Published New York : Oxford University Press in association with the American Federation of Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, 1993

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 WATERFT ART&ARCH  727.70973 Dar/Mdp  AVAILABLE
Description 319 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Part 1: Planning -- 1. Museums New and Old: Do Such Differences Matter? -- 2. Pre-planning: An Overview -- 3. The Formal Planning Process -- 4. Architectural Programming -- 5. What Next? A Point of Departure -- Part Ii: Design -- 6. First Step Toward Design: Architect Selection -- 7. Bringing the Architect on Board -- 8. Entering the Design -- 9. The Design Development Process -- Part Iii: Construction -- 10. Preparation and Bidding. -- 11. Construction Administration. -- 12. Changes and Reviews. -- 13. Finishing Up. -- Part Iv: Occupancy -- 14. Setting the Stage. -- 15. Achieving Occupancy: Between Completion and Opening. -- 16. Coping After the Move. -- Notes -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Credits
Analysis Museums Architecture
United States
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-310) and index
Subject Art museum architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans.
Art museums -- United States -- Maintenance and repair.
Building -- Estimates -- United States.
Author Snyder, James S.
LC no. 92008289
ISBN 0195064585 (alk. paper)
0195064593 (paperback: alk. paper)