What Is a Museum Now?: Snøhetta and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - Hardcover

by Snohetta (Artist)

What is a Museum Now? asks about the role of a museum in contemporary society. All of Sn hetta's work is formed by the interaction between humans and their physical surroundings. Regarding this connection, the design studio recognized that a museum is a mediator between art and life. This book contains a detailed and extensive documentation of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's expansion, conducted by Sn hetta. The studio evolved the SFMOMA as a new form of art appreciation where the experience is an extension of the life of the city itself. This book presents the most recent investigation by Sn hetta into how architecture can nurture social interaction and diversity, fostering relationships where the world of the imagination and the realities of our lives come together. Accompanied by behind-the-scenes sketches, drawings and photographs that detail the design and construction process, this book is in itself an intimate engagement with the building, its art, its directors and curators, its inhabitants and its creators.

Author Biography

Snøhetta is an international design studio with offices in New York and Oslo. It has designed some of the world's most notable cultural and public projects. Since its inception in 1989, the practice has maintained its original trans- disciplinary approach, integrating architecture, landscape, and interior design in all of its projects.