adma
Superstar
And oooh, if you think the present Crystal is a technical disaster, imaging what *that* would be like--cracking, shattering shards, maybe raining down on passerby...
And oooh, if you think the present Crystal is a technical disaster, imaging what *that* would be like--cracking, shattering shards, maybe raining down on passerby...
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Renaissance ROM is far more than just the Crystal - it includes the refurbished China, Japan and Korea galleries in the heritage west wing, and the Canadian Indian gallery in the heritage east wing, which all opened in December 2005. Around the same time, the new galleries of Ancient Cyprus and the Bronze Age Aegean opened on the third floor of the west wing. Since then, the Sigmund Samuel gallery of Canadiana has opened on the refurbished ground floor of the east wing, with the new Minerals and Gems gallery directly above it on the second floor.
Other heritage wing galleries that will open as part of Renaissance ROM are: Earth and Early Life on the second floor of the east wing ( which will link through to the Dinosaurs in the Crystal ); the new 20th Century Design gallery and the Byzantium gallery ( they'll go directly above the Schad gallery ); and galleries of Rome and Nubia on the third floor of the west wing.
I was told several years ago that there are plans to renovate the second floor of the west wing with more natural history exhibits ( whale skeletons etc. ) ... which I assume would be possible at the south end, now that the Schad gallery of Biodiversity has opened.
Once the 1984 Terrace Galleries ( which blocked the space between the east and west wings without joining them ) were demolished and the Crystal was built the Museum finally achieved its original goal of a cross-wing that linked the east and west heritage wings at the north end of the site.
Thus, on the second floor, Birdies ( west wing ) now leads into Mammals and Dinosaurs ( Crystal ) ... which will in turn lead into Early Life ( east wing ) - with the Schad gallery further linking the east and west wings in the Museum's midsection. And, on the third floor, Egypt ( west wing ) now leads into Middle East, South Asia, Africa the Americas and Asia-Pacific ( Crystal ) which in turn is linked to the European galleries ( east wing ). ROM visitors will eventually be able to do a circuit of the building through the combined heritage wings and the Crystal, and the Museum will be able to present its treasures in a more logical way than before.
Other heritage wing galleries that will open as part of Renaissance ROM are: Earth and Early Life on the second floor of the east wing ( which will link through to the Dinosaurs in the Crystal ); the new 20th Century Design gallery and the Byzantium gallery ( they'll go directly above the Schad gallery ); and galleries of Rome and Nubia on the third floor of the west wing.
I was told several years ago that there are plans to renovate the second floor of the west wing with more natural history exhibits ( whale skeletons etc. ) ... which I assume would be possible at the south end, now that the Schad gallery of Biodiversity has opened.
Once the 1984 Terrace Galleries ( which blocked the space between the east and west wings without joining them ) were demolished and the Crystal was built the Museum finally achieved its original goal of a cross-wing that linked the east and west heritage wings at the north end of the site.
Thus, on the second floor, Birdies ( west wing ) now leads into Mammals and Dinosaurs ( Crystal ) ... which will in turn lead into Early Life ( east wing ) - with the Schad gallery further linking the east and west wings in the Museum's midsection. And, on the third floor, Egypt ( west wing ) now leads into Middle East, South Asia, Africa the Americas and Asia-Pacific ( Crystal ) which in turn is linked to the European galleries ( east wing ). ROM visitors will eventually be able to do a circuit of the building through the combined heritage wings and the Crystal, and the Museum will be able to present its treasures in a more logical way than before.
Irishmonk
Senior Member
New museum wing in (where else) Chicago. Once again a great city shows how it should be done. (*sigh*)
adma
Superstar
Strange. It reminds me of UBC's War Memorial Gymnasium
junctionist
Senior Member
New museum wing in (where else) Chicago. Once again a great city shows how it should be done. (*sigh*)
Yet it looks so cheap and institutional in that photo, from the corrugated roof and thin and insubstantial pillars to what looks like a prison barred glazing. Our own Gehry seemed to deliver something more satisfying for the AGO.
taal
Senior Member
I take it he was joking ... otherwise it doesn't deserve a response.
adma
Superstar
Not sure either way--after all, Piano's addition's been positively reviewed, and perhaps there's a "keep it simple, stupid" message to counter Libeskind's ROM histrionics. (Though it also offers a rejoinder to critics of Jack Diamond's 4SC.)
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Another TKTKTK "car dealership". Or - in Robert Venturi terms - a decorated shed rather than a duck.
Not dissimilar to Foster's Carré d'Art in Nimes:
http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/0344/Default.aspx
Not dissimilar to Foster's Carré d'Art in Nimes:
http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/0344/Default.aspx
adma
Superstar
...though strangely (for Chicago) *less* Miesian, at least in the literal sense.
taal
Senior Member
If it were built in Toronto everyone would comment on how boring Toronto is and how we can't ever do anything different .........
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
There's free admission to the AGO, for ROM members, on May 30th and 31st. Just bring your ROM card.
TKTKTK
Senior Member
If only our dealership looked like that
We have the Jaguar to their Maserati.I guess it goes without saying that snoring through the 4SC isn't akin to wanting a duck in it's place, but I'll say it just in case.
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adma
Superstar
If only our dealership looked like that
I guess it goes without saying that snoring through the 4SC isn't akin to wanting a duck in it's place, but I'll say it just in case.
So? Jaguars aren't bad. Better than your past arguments along the implied lines of Chevys or K-Cars or something.
Besides, there are those who can spin its resemblance to a *ahem* tired old university gym in Vancouver as something negative...
TKTKTK
Senior Member
Eh. Jaguar has been badly molested the last while. The X-Type looks like a Mercury Sable, the XF like a well-turned out Hyundai, and the XK is a poor Aston reproduction (though hardly surprising since they have the same designer). Jaguars aren't bad cars, but...there's no drama. (And with TATA owning them now, I don't think it's going to get better)
They work for the joke, but were really only chosen because they're sponsors. The building is much less a Jaguar, in car terms, and much more like a Japanese minivan — technologically perfect, made of high-quality materials, space efficient. But, still a Sienna.
God, we could go on like this forever. Seems like such a waste on such a non-building.
Spin these buildings negatively?! Impossible!
wyliepoon
Senior Member
May 22 (Free Friday night for Doors Open)
New ramp from Mammals to Birds on 2nd Floor
Biodiversity gallery
Minerals
Book of the Dead
(Don't worry... I didn't use the flash)
Other observations:
A lot of temporary gallery signage, simply printed on paper and then taped onto the walls, can be found everywhere at the ROM.
Love the fluorescent lighting at the entrance to the ICC. I know this lighting feature is found on all other walkways above the Spirit House, but the other ones are never turned on.
New ramp from Mammals to Birds on 2nd Floor
Biodiversity gallery
Minerals
Book of the Dead
(Don't worry... I didn't use the flash)
Other observations:
A lot of temporary gallery signage, simply printed on paper and then taped onto the walls, can be found everywhere at the ROM.
Love the fluorescent lighting at the entrance to the ICC. I know this lighting feature is found on all other walkways above the Spirit House, but the other ones are never turned on.