A+U 474: REINVIGORATING 20TH CENTURY MASTERPIECES

Description

Certain buildings constructed in the 20th century are presently faced with the crisis of demolition. There can be no doubt that even the 20th century masterpieces, praised as symbols of architecture, are not to be demolished. It seems that the development of new materials and new technology have made it possible to construct buildings to a scale that was unimaginable 50 or 100 years ago, and that these buildings today have a larger degree of freedom in their form. There might be various ideas about life expectancy of the building in the built environment while considering factors such as the economy, convenience, and safety, among others.
This issue focuses on 20th century masterpieces that have recently experienced restoration, conservation, renovation or extension. While Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal (1962) was restored and revived through its linkage to the new extension, Paul Rudolph’s Art and Architecture Building in Yale University was also restored, but carefully unified with its extension. After repeated repairs and additions, Louis I. Kahn’s Yale University Art Gallery (1953) and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s IIT Crown Hall (1956) are now both restored to its original design. With the application of modern technologies, Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus Building in Dessau (1926) and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1959) have been restored to a state similar to that of their completion day, and will continue to be conserved for the future. Jorn Utzon’s Sydney Opera House (1973) has incorporated Building Information Modeling into its restoration process, and is currently researching its possibilities for use in future restorations.
The methods of conservation and renovation of buildings are unique as each building has an individual solution, from strict adherence to the original design to a flexible expansion and rebuilding. While the methods of reinvigoration are different, we will be able to see the original architect’s vision inherent within the buildings when we stand in front of them. (a+u)

CONTENTS

• Gensler: TWA Terminal and JetBlue Airways’ Terminal 5
• Diller Scofidio ＋ Renfro: Alice Tully Hall
• Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects: Yale University Arts Complex
• Polshek Partnership Architects: Yale University Art Gallery
• Paul Needham: Restoring Yale
• Brambach und Ebert Architekten and Pfister Schiess Tropeano & Partner: Conservation of the Bauhaus Building in Dessau
• Ulf Meyer: The Bauhaus Revisited
• Wank Adams Slavin Associates: Conservation of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• John Gendall: Exhibition review: Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward
• Krueck ＋ Sexton Architects: Crown Hall IIT
• Richter & Dahl Rocha: Nestlé WellNes Center
• Allies and Morrison Architects: Royal Festival Hall
• John McAslan ＋ Partners: De La Warr Pavilion
• Álvaro Siza Vieira: Leça Landscaping Project and Swimming Pool
• Utzon Architects and Johnson Pilton Walker: Sydney Opera House Renovation Projects
• Le Corbusier and José Oubrerie: Firminy Church

132 pages, color ills / 22 x 29 cm / Japanese, English