A noticeable trend of late seems to be for major art collectors to create their own private museums, much as their Enlightenment forebears did in the 18th century.
Project Specs Miki Disaster Management Park Beans Dome Miki, Japan Shuhei Endo Architect Institute << Return to article the People Architect: Shuhei Endo Architect Institute 6F, 3-21, Suehirocyo, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0053, Japan phone+81-6-6312-7455 Fax +81-6-6312-7456 Aoi Fujioka, Wataru Horie, Shigeaki Nakamura, Mamiko Tanaka Architect of record: 1986 Complete of the Master Course of Kyoto City University of Arts, 1988 Established Shuhei Endo Architect Institute, 2004 Professor at Salzbulg Summer Academy, Currently professor at Graduate School of Kobe University Engineer(s): Structural Engineer: Design-Structure Laboratory (Masashi Ouji) Mechanical Engineer: GE Setsubi Consultant(s): Acoustical: AER Other: Tennis Corporation General contractor: Joint Venture of
Project Specs Nicolas G. Hayek Center Tokyo, Japan Shigeru Ban Architects << Return to article the People Architect Shigeru Ban Architects 5-2-4, Matsubara, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, 156-0043 TEL:+81-(0)3-3324-6760 FAX:+81-(0)3-3324-6789 Shigeru Ban, Design Principal, New York State Registered Architect Nobutaka Hiraga, Partner, 1st Class Registered Architect Taro Okabe, Project Architect, 1st Class Registered Architect Yoshiaki Irie Grant Suzuki Interior designer: Shigeru Ban Architects (Public Areas, Offices, Multipurpose hall, Jequet Droz Boutique) Glashuter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH (Glashutte Original Boutique) Jean-Claude Camelia (Blancpain Boutique) Atelier Oï (Breguet Boutique, Leon Hatot Boutique) Design Fresco (Omega Boutique) Swatch AG (Swatch Boutique) Engineer(s): Structural: Arup Japan Mechanical:
One of the limitations of relying on images to explain architecture is that the practice can sometimes encourage viewers to see buildings primarily as objects.
Like the imposing towers lining the edges of New York’s Central Park, the street wall of historic skyscrapers fronting on Chicago’s Grant Park exist as built topography—a man-made cliff of stone and brick that includes such seminal structures as Adler & Sullivan’s robust Auditorium Building.
Project Specs Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Chicago, Illinois Krueck and Sexton Architects << Return to article the People Architect Krueck + Sexton Architects 221 West Erie Street Chicago, IL 60610 T: 312-787-0056 F: 312-78-8415 Ron Krueck, FAIA ' Design Principal Mark Sexton, FAIA ' Project Principal Tom Jacobs, Tim Tracey ' Project Architects Project Team: Rico Cedro AIA Yugene Cha Jamie Cook Laura Fehlberg John deKraker Sara Lundgren AIA Greg Schmidt Don Semple Heejoo Shi Paul Tebben Architect of record Krueck + Sexton Associate architect(s) VOA Project Managers: US Equities Development Institutional Project Management Engineer(s): MEP/FP & Tel/Data -
Project Specs Arabian Public Library Chicago, Illinois Krueck and Sexton Architects << Return to article the People Architect richärd+bauer 1545 W. Thomas Road Phoenix, AZ 85015 602.264.1955 Jim Richard, AIA (Design/Principal) Kelly Bauer, FIIDA (Interior Design/Principal) Steve Kennedy, AIA (Architect/Principal) Ben Perrone (Project Architect) Stacey Crumbaker, Assoc. IIDA (Interior Design/Graphics) Architect of record richärd+bauer Interior designer: Kelly Bauer, FIIDA and Stacey Crumbaker, Assoc. IIDA richärd+bauer Engineer(s): Structural: Caruso Turley Scott, Inc. Mechanical/Plumbing: Kunka Engineering Incorporated Electrical: OMB Electrical Engineers, Inc. Civil: KPFF Consulting Engineers Consultant(s): Landscape: E-Group Lighting: Roger Smith Lighting Design General contractor: Redden Construction Photographer(s): Bill Timmerman 382