david chipperfield completes james simon galerie in berlin
the ?james simon galerie? ? the first new building on berlin?s museum island in almost a century ? has officially opened at the heart of the german capital. designed by david chipperfield architects, the structure provides service facilities for museum visitors as well as temporary exhibition space and an auditorium with around 300 seats. the building is named after one of the city?s most important patrons, who bequeathed his art collections and excavation findings to the berlin state museums at the beginning of the twentieth century.
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together with the ?archaeological promenade?, the james simon galerie represents the heart of the masterplan for museum island developed in 1999. ?the james-simon-galerie resolves logistical and infrastructural issues for the museum complex, and also fulfills an architectural vision for the museum island,? says david chipperfield. ?this highly symbolic location encouraged us to find a reading of the building that transcends its practical functions, becoming defined instead by its general formal characteristics and a looser idea of purpose.?
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?the architectural language of the james simon galerie adopts existing elements of the museum island, primarily from the external architecture, such as built topography, colonnades and outdoor staircases, making reference to schinkel, stüler and the other architects involved in the creation of mus...
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