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Louis I. Kahn and the Yale Center for British Art :a conservation plan /Peter Inskip and Stephen Gee ; in association with Constance Clement.

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-284434

Description

200 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 x 29 cm.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Art museum architecture Conservation and restoration Planning.
Museum buildings Conservation and restoration Planning.
Buildings, structures, etc.

Originator

Inskip, Peter.
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.
Gee, Stephen.
Clement, Constance.

Contents

Understanding the place -- The site and setting of the building -- Assessment of cultural significance -- As a building by Louis I. Kahn -- Degree of survival and intactness -- As a museum housing a specific collection -- As urban fabric -- Statement of cultural significance -- Levels of cultural significance -- Conservation policies -- Method of approach -- General policies -- Exterior of the building -- External spaces -- Interior of the building -- External materials -- Internal materials -- Floor plans.

Publication

New Haven, Conn. :

Description

200 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 x 29 cm.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

9780300171648 (alk. paper)
0300171641 (alk. paper)

Call Number

Stacks N590.I57 2011

Other People and Orgs

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.
Yale Center for British Art.

Places

Connecticut New Haven
New Haven (Conn.)

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