California Academy of Sciences by Renzo Piano
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I have visited both Morgan Library Addition and Art Institute of Chicago before. It's like watching the evolution of one origin in three context. They all share the same gene but grow up in different environment with their respective personalities.
All of them have history as companion, but in very different way. Here, history was "swallowed".
All of them enjoy concept of courtyard, small or large. Here, the yard is more like a playground.
All of them develop layers of details for shading/skylight. Here, details are getting "crazy".
de Young Museum by Herzog de Meuron
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The day before in Napa valley, I was standing on my toes, trying very hard to get a look at Dominus Winery. But because of those harvest trees, a shiny wall with sun penetrating through gaps of stones only got to exist in my imagination. Anyway, I missed the real one, which made this museum the first work of Herzog I visited.[Texture is forever theme. If not for this little creature, I may not notice the detail here on surface.]
I'm not sure if it's architect's design intent or it's just me changing my way of visiting a museum.
I barely got any impression on the exhibition, most of my pictures are about people
walking through lobby,
along corridors,
up and down the stairs,
in the courtyard...
Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco by Daniel Libeskind
I didn't know this building was designed by Libeskind when I was there and it's after open hour by the time I arrived. So instead of visiting in, I spent quite a while outside, looking at it and relaxing...
(to be continued)
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