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Architecture and Urban Planning Collection
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univcincin~27~27
Architecture and Urban Planning Collection
Collection
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Work Record ID:
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3084
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3084
Work Record ID
false
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Reproduction Record ID:
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3084
reproduction_record_id
3084
Reproduction Record ID
false
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Work Class:
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Architecture
work_class
Architecture
Work Class
false
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Work Type:
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museum
work_type
museum
Work Type
false
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Title:
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Brooklyn Museum Entrance
title
Brooklyn Museum Entrance
Title
false
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Title Type:
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descriptive
title_type
descriptive
Title Type
false
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Material:
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glass (material)
material
glass (material)
Material
false
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Material Type:
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other
material_type
other
Material Type
false
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Material:
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steel (alloy)
material
steel (alloy)
Material
false
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Material Type:
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other
material_type
other
Material Type
false
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Creator:
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James Stewart Polshek and Partners, established 1980
creator
James Stewart Polshek and Partners, established 1980
Creator
false
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Creator Dates:
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1980
creator_dates
1980
Creator Dates
false
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Creator Type:
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corporate
creator_type
corporate
Creator Type
false
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Creator Role:
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architect
creator_role
architect
Creator Role
false
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Date:
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2004
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Date Type:
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creation
date_type
creation
Date Type
false
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Location:
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
location
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Location
false
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Location Type:
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site
location_type
site
Location Type
false
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Location:
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200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
location
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Location
false
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Style Period:
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Contemporary
style_period
Contemporary
Style Period
false
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Culture:
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American
culture
American
Culture
false
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Subject:
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pavilions (building divisions)
subject
pavilions (building divisions)
Subject
false
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Subject:
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
subject
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subject
false
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Subject:
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entrances
subject
entrances
Subject
false
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Subject:
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walkways
subject
walkways
Subject
false
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Subject:
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alterations (object components)
subject
alterations (object components)
Subject
false
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Description:
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"For most museums, a new entrance is no big deal. But the 5,000-square-foot crystal arc that's just been added to the Brooklyn Museum is much more than a doorway: 'This openness and transparency is about getting people to feel that they belong,' said Arnold Lehman, the museum's director, in an interview. Not long after he joined the museum seven years ago, he brought his wife, who took one look at the building's magnificent but fortress like facade and declared it 'like a ministry on a ring road in Moscow.' The towering, 260-foot-long granite and limestone facade represented the apogee of the borough's guilded-age urban ambition... Lehman's ambition is to reflect the borough's vibrancy within these massive walls. He is trying to draw in its staggeringly diverse communities, especially those brimming with people who have never considered museum going a habit worth developing... (116)
description
"For most museums, a new entrance is no big deal. But the 5,000-square-foot crystal arc that's just been added to the Brooklyn Museum is much more than a doorway: 'This openness and transparency is about getting people to feel that they belong,' said Arnold Lehman, the museum's director, in an interview. Not long after he joined the museum seven years ago, he brought his wife, who took one look at the building's magnificent but fortress like facade and declared it 'like a ministry on a ring road in Moscow.' The towering, 260-foot-long granite and limestone facade represented the apogee of the borough's guilded-age urban ambition... Lehman's ambition is to reflect the borough's vibrancy within these massive walls. He is trying to draw in its staggeringly diverse communities, especially those brimming with people who have never considered museum going a habit worth developing... (116)
Description
false
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Information Source:
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Russell, James S. "A New Entrance by the Polshek Partnership Opens the Treasures of the Brooklyn Museum to a New Generation of Viewers." Architectural Record 192, no. 10 (116-122)
information_source
Russell, James S. "A New Entrance by the Polshek Partnership Opens the Treasures of the Brooklyn Museum to a New Generation of Viewers." Architectural Record 192, no. 10 (116-122)
Information Source
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Reproduction Creator:
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Larson, Jerry
reproduction_creator
Larson, Jerry
Reproduction Creator
false
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Reproduction Creator Type:
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donor
reproduction_creator_type
donor
Reproduction Creator Type
false
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Reproduction Date:
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2004-2007
reproduction_date
2004-2007
Reproduction Date
false
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Reproduction Date Type:
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creation
reproduction_date_type
creation
Reproduction Date Type
false
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Reproduction View:
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Front facade
reproduction_view
Front facade
Reproduction View
false
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Reproduction View Type:
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exterior view
reproduction_view_type
exterior view
Reproduction View Type
false
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Reproduction Rights Statement:
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Images in this collection are provided for the non-profit educational use of University of Cincinnati students, faculty and staff only. Use of these digital images is limited to teaching and other educational purposes in a manner that respects fair use.
reproduction_rights_statement
Images in this collection are provided for the non-profit educational use of University of Cincinnati students, faculty and staff only. Use of these digital images is limited to teaching and other educational purposes in a manner that respects fair use.
Reproduction Rights Statement
false
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