| Description |
127 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Preface / Connie Wolf -- Toward a California Judaism / Mitchell Schwarzer -- Daniel Libeskind's new Jewish architecture / James E. Young -- Jewish Museum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 1988, 1991-99 ; Felix-Nussbaum-Haus, Osnabrück, Germany, 1996-98 ; Danish Jewish Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2003 ; Glass Courtyard, Jewish Museum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2004-07 ; Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, California, 1998-2008 / Daniel Libeskind -- About Daniel Libeskind |
| Summary |
The definitive book of Libeskind's powerful Jewish museums, released on the eve of completion of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco |
| Notes |
"Published in conjunction with the opening of the Contemporary Jewish Museum building on June 8, 2008"--T.p. verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-119) |
| Subject |
Libeskind, Daniel, 1946- -- Themes, motives.
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Contemporary Jewish Museum (San Francisco, Calif.)
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Museum architecture.
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Jewish museums -- Design and construction.
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| Author |
Wolf, Connie.
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Schwarzer, Mitchell.
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Young, James Edward.
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Contemporary Jewish Museum (San Francisco, Calif.)
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| LC no. |
2008926427 |
| ISBN |
9780847831654 hardback |
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0847831655 hardback |
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