The Rodin Museum, Seoul - Hardcover

Kennon, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568982356 ISBN 13: 9781568982359

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 2001

Synopsis

The Rodin Museum in Seoul, Korea, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox to house two sculptures by Auguste Rodin, has been hailed as an architectural tour-de-force. Its undulating walls, entirely made of translucent glass, create a jewel like, serene space far removed from the bustle of the Seoul business district, instead creating a place that blurs the differences between West and East, between art and commerce, and between the 19th and the 21th century. This book outlines the creative design process, from conception through realization, involved in creating this unusual museum. It includes numerous preparatory sketches, detailed technical drawings of the complex metal and glass wall system, and color photographs of the finished structure.

About this title

About the Author:

Mario Gandelsonas is a professor of architecture at Princeton University who has also taught at Yale, the University of Illinois, Harvard University, and the Rhode Island School of Design. His New York-based design practice with Diana Agr

Review:

"Like Rodin, the architect has sculpted a beguiling space that begs viewers to enter and revel in its presence as much as its absence." -- Architecture

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1568982356
• ISBN 13: 9781568982359
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96
• Editor: Bell Eugenia