25 New York Design Hot Spots: #17-20 Museums
Deborah Wilk -- Interior Design, 9/1/2012 6:28:00 PM
17. Temple of Dendur
Designer: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates
Location: Sackler Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Avenue, Manhattan
| "I relish the circuitous path from Stanford White's great
rotunda entry through the dimly lit hieroglyphs and sarcophagi opening
onto the soaring space. . .The
room defines a great moment of architecture through its simultaneity: an
interior that is exterior, a circulator that compels rest, a singular
volume that is a connector to other places and paths. It's a space that
celebrates architecture, light, interior, landscape, and art. Did I mention
the temple is great too?" -David Nosanchuk, principal, Nosanchuk |
18. American Folk Art Museum
Designer: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Location: 2 Lincoln Square, 60 West 66th Street, Manhattan
| "The façade's cast metal is both sophisticated and rustic at the same
time, sort of like the best pieces in the museum. The inside of the
building is beautifully designed and detailed-another gem." -Robert Krone, principal, KroneArc |
19. Meeting
Arist: James Turrell
Location: Museum of Modern Art, PS 1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Queens
| Turrell's site-specific skyspaces, a series of rectangular or round
apertures cut into a ceiling to expose the sky, never fail to inspire.
In this New York edition, the interior walls are lit to create an orange
glow on the white-painted walls. -Belen Moneo, principal, Moneo Brock Studio |
20. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Designers: Frank Lloyd Wright, William Wesley Peters, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects (annex)
Location: 1071 5th Avenue, Manhattan
| "I am inspired each time I look down from the top of the ramp at the
Guggenheim. The people visible on the first floor look like they are
experiencing life just one moment into the past. It's New York's version
of the view from the Dome in St. Peter's, and it never fails to create a
state of awe in me. Flabbergasting in a good way." -Pamela Katch, principal, Katch I.D. |
Photography from top: Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Michael Moran; Martin Speck; courtesy of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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