Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Denver Art Museum; Frederic C. Hamilton Building
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Preferred Title:
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Denver Art Museum; Frederic C. Hamilton Building
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Alternate Title:
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Denver Art Museum Extension
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Image View:
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The southwest corner, looking northeast
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Creator:
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Daniel Libeskind (American architect, born 1946)
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Location:
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site: Denver Art Museum (Denver, Colorado, United States)
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Location Note:
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100 W 14th Ave Pkwy
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Date:
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2003-2006 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Twenty-first century
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Work Type 1:
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art museum
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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titanium cladding
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); Art museums; educational
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Description:
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The Hamilton Building's design recalls the peaks of the Rocky Mountains and geometric rock crystals found in the foothills near Denver. "I was inspired by the light and the geology of the Rockies, but most of all by the wide-open faces of the people of Denver," says Libeskind. The building is covered in 9,000 titanium panels that reflect the Colorado sunshine. The 146,000-square-foot Hamilton Building opened to the public October 7, 2006. (Source: Denver Art Museum [website]; http://www.denverartmuseum.org/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Three
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Identifier:
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1A1-LD-DAME-F2
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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