New York Adaptive Reuse Studio
Case Study of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Part 1 of 2
Course Coordinator: Dr Susan Shannon
Strong horizontality composition of Pelli’s 1984 high end 56-storey residential tower, Goodwin and Stone’s 1939 white marble clad building, and Johnson’s 1964 steel structured East Wing. The circular cut outs on the rectangular roof of MoMA first permanent building juxtapose with the horizontality profile on site.
View at MoMA Film entrance | Goodwin and Stone design was highly influenced by the basic geometric form of ‘international style’ which emerged as a ‘modern’ movement in 1930s. The characters consist of the use of smooth surface, no ornamentation, and glazed windows.
53rd Street entrance to the museum | The site constraint is the street (not wide, about 3 lanes width, limit space for grand steps). Therefore, the main entrances are intentionally designed to be hidden and subtle. This is to convey the message of ‘modern art is a part of everyday life’, people could go pass by or pass through it.
All images are taken by myself, otherwise referenced below.
Bibliography:
1. MoMa, About MoMA, viewed 19 August 2013, http://www.moma.org/about/index.
2. Hunter, S 1984, ‘Introduction’ in The Museum of Modern Art, New York: The History and the Collection, Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, pp.8-41.
3. Riley T 2008. ‘Expansion of the MoMA’ in Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings. 2 Rev Exp Edition. Prestel Publishing, pp.20-25.
4. Alexandra L, ‘This New House’, New York Entertainment, viewed 15 September 2013, http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/features/10057/.
5. MoMA, 2013. Modern Women: A Partial History, Modern Women: Women Artists At The Museum of Modern Art, viewed 19 August 2013, < http://www.moma.org/explore/publications/modern_women/history >.
6. MoMA, 2013. The Museum of Modern Art. 2013. Architectural Chronology, viewed 11 December 13, [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.moma.org/about/architecture.
7. LAM, 2004, ‘May 2005: Issue’, Landscape architecture, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://www.asla.org/lamag/lam05/may/feature3.html>.
8. Arianne Cohen 2007, ‘A Musem: Museum of Modern Art’, New York Mag, viewed 15 September 2013, http://nymag.com/news/features/2007/profit/32904/.
9. Philip Boroff 2011, ‘MoMA raises admission o $25, Paid director Lowry $1.6 million’, Bloomberg, , viewed 15 September 2013, < http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-31/moma-raises-admission-to-25-paid-director-1-6-million-in-2009-down-14-.html>.
10. ‘Honor Award: The Museum of Modern Art Rooftop Garden’, ASLA, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://asla.org/2009awards/050.html>.
11. Dan Durray, ‘MOMA rooftop inspired by skateboarders pants’, Gallerist, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://galleristny.com/2012/03/moma-rooftop-inspired-by-skateboarders-pants/>.
12. ‘MoMA to raze ex American folk art museum buildling’, Henson architect, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://hensonarchitect.com/moma-to-raze-ex-american-folk-art-museum-building/>.
13. Robin Pogrebin, 2013 ‘To Raze or Not? MoMA rethinks plan’, New York times, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/arts/design/moma-reconsiders-plan-to-raze-folk-art-museum.html>.
14. 2012, ‘Jean Nouvel: Tower Verre MoMA Extension’, Designboom, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://www.designboom.com/architecture/jean-nouvel-tower-verre-moma-extension/>.
15. Sarah Douglas. 2013. Museum Attendance Figures Show Slump for Troubled MoCA Los Angeles. Viewed 10 December 2013, [ONLINE] Available at: http://galleristny.com/2013/03/museum-attendance-figures-show-slump-for-troubled-moca-los-angeles/.
1. MoMa, About MoMA, viewed 19 August 2013, http://www.moma.org/about/index.
2. Hunter, S 1984, ‘Introduction’ in The Museum of Modern Art, New York: The History and the Collection, Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, pp.8-41.
3. Riley T 2008. ‘Expansion of the MoMA’ in Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings. 2 Rev Exp Edition. Prestel Publishing, pp.20-25.
4. Alexandra L, ‘This New House’, New York Entertainment, viewed 15 September 2013, http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/features/10057/.
5. MoMA, 2013. Modern Women: A Partial History, Modern Women: Women Artists At The Museum of Modern Art, viewed 19 August 2013, < http://www.moma.org/explore/publications/modern_women/history >.
6. MoMA, 2013. The Museum of Modern Art. 2013. Architectural Chronology, viewed 11 December 13, [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.moma.org/about/architecture.
7. LAM, 2004, ‘May 2005: Issue’, Landscape architecture, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://www.asla.org/lamag/lam05/may/feature3.html>.
8. Arianne Cohen 2007, ‘A Musem: Museum of Modern Art’, New York Mag, viewed 15 September 2013, http://nymag.com/news/features/2007/profit/32904/.
9. Philip Boroff 2011, ‘MoMA raises admission o $25, Paid director Lowry $1.6 million’, Bloomberg, , viewed 15 September 2013, < http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-31/moma-raises-admission-to-25-paid-director-1-6-million-in-2009-down-14-.html>.
10. ‘Honor Award: The Museum of Modern Art Rooftop Garden’, ASLA, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://asla.org/2009awards/050.html>.
11. Dan Durray, ‘MOMA rooftop inspired by skateboarders pants’, Gallerist, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://galleristny.com/2012/03/moma-rooftop-inspired-by-skateboarders-pants/>.
12. ‘MoMA to raze ex American folk art museum buildling’, Henson architect, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://hensonarchitect.com/moma-to-raze-ex-american-folk-art-museum-building/>.
13. Robin Pogrebin, 2013 ‘To Raze or Not? MoMA rethinks plan’, New York times, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/arts/design/moma-reconsiders-plan-to-raze-folk-art-museum.html>.
14. 2012, ‘Jean Nouvel: Tower Verre MoMA Extension’, Designboom, viewed 15 September 2013, < http://www.designboom.com/architecture/jean-nouvel-tower-verre-moma-extension/>.
15. Sarah Douglas. 2013. Museum Attendance Figures Show Slump for Troubled MoCA Los Angeles. Viewed 10 December 2013, [ONLINE] Available at: http://galleristny.com/2013/03/museum-attendance-figures-show-slump-for-troubled-moca-los-angeles/.
Images:
1. Founder’s portrait: Hunter, S 1984, ‘Introduction’ in The Museum of Modern Art, New York: The History and the Collection, Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, p.10.
2. Yoshio Taniguchi image: http://asiasociety.org/files/101115_astc_blog.jpg
3. Rooftop image: http://christinaodell.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/moma-roof.jpg
4. Tower Verre image: http://www.designboom.com/architecture/jean-nouvel-tower-verre-moma-extension/
1. Founder’s portrait: Hunter, S 1984, ‘Introduction’ in The Museum of Modern Art, New York: The History and the Collection, Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, p.10.
2. Yoshio Taniguchi image: http://asiasociety.org/files/101115_astc_blog.jpg
3. Rooftop image: http://christinaodell.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/moma-roof.jpg
4. Tower Verre image: http://www.designboom.com/architecture/jean-nouvel-tower-verre-moma-extension/
