Contemporary Museum Architecture

Traditionally, museum buildings were intended as showcases for collections rather than as objects to be seen for their own sakes. However, during the last twenty years, there’s been a trend towards cities commissioning a famous architect—a “starchitect”—to design a museum building that is meant to be a destination. In this course, we explore “starchitects” including Frank Gehry, Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Meyer, and Daniel Liebeskind, and discuss the impact of their museum buildings on architecture and the museum experience. This course will be recorded. Students will have access to the video for 30 days.