ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 410
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Fri Jan 9 12:04:02 PST 2009
Dear ArchitectureWeek Readers,
ArchitectureWeek No. 410 is now available on the Web, with these
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KOLUMBA ART MUSEUM
by Debra Moffitt
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In Cologne, Germany, a city ravaged by World War II, the
Kolumba Art Museum embraces and preserves centuries of
culture and pays poetic tribute to the layers of
civilization unearthed on its site. Designed by
reclusive Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, the museum
provides a stunning exception to the city's drab urban
landscape built after the war.
Zumthor won the commission from the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Cologne in 1997 to house its collection
of sacred art spanning over a thousand years. The museum
rose on the site of the late-gothic St. Columba church,
only a shell of which remained after wartime bombing.
The project posed a number of challenges. In addition to
creating an exhibit gallery, Zumthor was charged with
relating the new museum to diverse existing elements on
the site. These included the fragments of the St.
Columba; other brick and stone ruins from the Roman and
medieval periods discovered during archaeological
excavations in the 1970s; and German architect Gottfried
Bohm's 1950 chapel for the "Madonna of the Ruins,"
a statue that survived the war.
The resulting building is a contemporary landmark that
appeals to a sense of the sacred.
Room of Ruins
Zumthor seamlessly integrated the St. Columba remnants
into the museum's facade, composed of gray brick
punctuated by rows of perforations and large, high
windows.
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Bringing Sustainability and Urbanism Together
by Daniel K. Slone
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There are numerous benefits to fusing sustainable
development and urban development concepts. Moreover,
pedestrian-oriented, urbanist-project approaches have
been vigorously embraced by many environmental groups.
It is not, however, intuitively obvious to everyone why
high-density, extensively hardscaped projects would be
good for the environment.
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People and Places
by Nancy Novitski
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IA Interior Architects in San Francisco, California -
RTKL in Joliet, Illinois - Cannon Design in San
Francisco, California - Gensler in Santa Monica,
California - EHDD in Seaside, California - EwingCole
in Camden, New Jersey...
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Bentley Publishes Digital and Print Versions of 'The Year in
Infrastructure 2008'
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