Amon Carter Museum

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AMON CARTER MUSEUM

Established 1961

Location 3501 Camp BowieBoulevardFORTWORTHTEXAS

Type ART
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Although the museum was initiallyconceived as a small memorial structure,its collections grew rapidly, and theinstitution soon required additionalspace.

In 1964, only three years after themuseum first opened, a 14,250-square-foot addition was completed to providespace for offices, a bookstore, a researchlibrary, and an art-storage vault in thebasement.

Joseph R. Pelich (1894 1968), anassociate architect of the originalbuilding, carried out the work and

consulted with Johnson to assureconsistency with the original architecturalvision.


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The museum opened yetanother addition,designed by Johnson andhis partner, John Burgee(b. 1933), in 1977.

It expanded the

museums area by 36,600square feet, more thandoubling its original size.

The three-story sectionincluded more officespace, a two-story storagevault, a greatly expandedlibrary, and a 105-seatauditorium.


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These new additions, however, did not keep pacewith the expansion of the Amon Carter Museum of

American Arts collections and programs Philip Johnson would again spearhead the design,

making the building as a whole a singular example ofhis work, a project he called the building of mycareer .

While the 1961 building was retained and refurbished,the early additions (1964 and 1977) were removed,and in their place a vastly expanded structure waserected. With its overall size increased by nearly50,000 square feet, the museum reopened to thepublic on October 21, 2001.


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SEAGRAM BUILDINGNew York, New York, 1957


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Architect:Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Philip JohnsonClient:Seagram companyHight:157 mLifts:18Status:

complete, 1958Offices


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PLANNING

It is a rectangular buildingsupported on piles

The floor of the Seagram's, as inthe Lake Shore Drive, a rectangle of5x3 squares structural modules.But the elevation of the buildingachieves its expressive perfection,simulating a column with its threeconstituent parts classic.

The plan of the building is based on a8.50 m grid

The elevator core is placed to the back of thebuilding, forming the protruding, windowlessback wall of the tower.


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PLAZA Mies response to the city with the

Seagram Building was the grandgesture of setting back the building90 feet from the street edge, whichcreated a highly active open plaza.

The plaza attracts users with its twolarge fountains surrounded bygenerous outdoor seating.

The plaza also created a processionto the entry of the building, providingthe threshold that linked the citywith the skyscraper.

This threshold continues into thebuilding as a horizontal plane in the

plaza that cuts into the lobby. Thelobby also has a white ceiling thatstretches out over the entry doorsfurther eroding the defined linebetween interior and exterior


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OFFICE FLOORS The office spaces above the lobby, furnished by Philip

Johnson, have flexible floor plans lit with luminousceiling panels.

These floors also get maximum natural lighting withthe exterior being glass panes of gray topaz thatprovide floor-to-ceiling windows for the office spaces.

The gray topaz glass was used for sun and heatprotection, and although there are Venetian blinds forwindow coverings they could only be fixed in a limitednumber of positions so as to provide visual consistencyfrom the outside


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THE FOUR SEASONS RESTAURANT The restaurant, whose entrance is on 52nd Street, was designed by Philip

Johnson.

Its entrance is a large, travertine-walled and -floored lobby with coatroomand a broad staircase leading to its south dining room and bar in the southbase wing of the building.

The upper walls of the spacious, double-height room are covered withFrench walnut panels of extravagantly high quality.

A dining balcony is at the east end with a private dining room behind it.The room is highlighted by a very dense brass Richard sculpture .

The restaurant stretches to the north base wing of the building through a

broad, high corridor adorned with a very large theatrical hanging backdropfor the ballet The north dining room has a large square pool at its center and is brighter

and has more landscaping than the south dining room.


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AN EXPENSIVE BUILDING Seagram spared no

expense in the building ofthis particular skyscraper.It is said that 3.2 millionpounds of bronze was usedin its construction and theliberal use of materials likemarble and travertine alsocaused building costs toescalate. It was the most

expensive skyscraper of itstime, costing a total of $41million including the $5million cost of the buildingparcel.


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CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL

Project Name: Crystal CathedralConstruction year: 1980

Architect(s) :Philip johnson, john

burjee

Project Category:religious place


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INTRODUCTION The breathtakingly beautiful Crystal Cathedral structure combines

both the intimacy and form of much contemporary architecturewith the grandeur and magnificence of medieval cathedrals.

Located in the city of Garden Grove south of Los Angeles, theCrystal Cathedral has a four-pointed star shape with an exact east-

west alignment. The detached bell-tower stands to the south, next to the original

Garden Grove Community Drive-In Church (which now functions asan arboretum).

Outside, various modern statues ranging in date from 1969 to 2003decorate the grounds

It is a concept that had never been tried before in churcharchitecture, and has since heralded a new era of churcharchitectural design.


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STRUCTURE The Crystal Cathedral spans a full

415-feet in length, 207-feet inwidth and 128-feet in height.

The size of the Cathedral isenhanced by the all-glass

covering that encloses the entirebuilding.

More than 10,000 windows oftempered, silver-colored glass areheld in place by a lace-like frame

of white steel trusses. These 16,000 trusses were

specifically fabricated for thisengineering feat.


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TREATMENTS FOR:EARTHQUAKE:

The earthquake problem was handled through the use of flexible hinges and silicone-based glue, which allow the glass building to move with the earth. It has been certifiedto withstand earthquakes up to 8.0 on the Richter scale.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEAT: Remarkably given the local desert climate, the Crystal Cathedral is not air-conditioned .

Instead, it uses an environmentally-friendly combination of high ceilings andelectronically-operated, staggered windows to keep the interior cool.

The glass panels covering the church are highly reflective, which creates a beautifuleffect and, more practically, allows only 8 percent of the sun's light and heat to

permeate the interior. On winter days when solar heat is insufficient, the building is heated by undergroundpipes.


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PLANNING It is a four-pointed star, with free-standingbalconies in three points and the chancel in thefourth.

"Originally planned to be set in a park-likeenvironment, the building now sits in a parkinglot. Portions of the exterior walls open, allowingcongregants to remain in their cars whileviewing the worship service."

It is constructed with a triodetic steel fram e,which serves as a gigantic chimney to provid e

natural cooling . The sanctuary seats 2,736 persons includin g1,761 seats on the main floor, 346 seats in th eEast and West Balconies, and 283 in the Sou thBalcony.
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BELL TOWER AND SPIRE A beautiful 236-foot Bell Tower is

comprised of highly polished, mirroredquality, stainless steel prisms forming aspectacular spire which reflects thelight in all directions.

At the base of the structure is anintimate prayer chapel named theMary Hood Chapel.

Inscribed above the marble walls ofthe chapel are the words My HouseShall Be Called A House of Prayer ForAll People.

The spire has been named the CreanTower honoring John and Donna Creanwho provided a large gift to beginconstruction in 1988.


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