A Place for Art : The Architecture of the National Gallery of Canada = Un lieu pour l'art : L'architecture du Musée des beaux-arts du Canada

Abstract

Rybczynski situates this building by Moshe Safdie in the history of the art museum. Three essays recount the history of the early display of art, the evolution of the art museum (discussing the solutions of traditional and modernist architects), and a history of the National Gallery's various facilities. The author concludes with a systematic analysis of Safdie's building. 36 bibl. ref