The Global Spectacular
Contemporary Museum Architecture in China and the Arabian Peninsula
$138.64
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
14 May 2018
Summary
This book provides, for the first time, a visual documentation of the wave of ‘starchitect’-designed museums under construction in certain Arabian Peninsula states, in China, and in emerging economies such as Azerbaijan and India. It offers a sustained architectural critique of the style of these new museums and suggests they represent a new dynamic in the production of cultural spaces. Karen Exell argues that projects and finished buildings by the likes of Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry and Norman…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848222496 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1848222491 |
| Author: | Karen Exell |
| Publisher: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 14 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 716g |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 190mm |
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About The Author
Karen Exell
Karen Exell is Honorary Senior Research Associate at UCL Qatar, and a consultant at Qatar Museums. She directed the MA in Museum and Gallery Practice at UCL Qatar from 2011-2015, after teaching museums studies and holding curatorial positions in university museums in the UK for several years.
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