This past Saturday, October 21st, I led a presentation of our design solution for the New Maritime Museum in Jacksonville, FL. The presentation was a success and we'll be moving forward with the design and a second presentation to the Mayor in late November.
At first I was a little apprehensive about how the Board would react to our desing. It is a very progressive solution for a museum of this type. But, we're moonlighting this, so we figure why not take it and run with it. It definitely paid off. Our design is clear, concise and right on with what they had envisioned for a new structure to house their collection. We're all very excited about the coming month. I'll be posting some images of the sketch model as well as some notes from the presentation soon.
So stay tuned for my next blog.
Ciao.
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10.11.2006
New Modern Maritime Museum
What is a Museum? According to the dictionary, a museum is a noun defined as:
- a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
- a building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value.
- a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.
In each definition we see the common thread of historical or precious artifacts. Each museum will differ in what, specifically, is housed within the structure. Some museums like the Louvre, in Paris
are more for the storage and preservation of precious artifacts rather than the display. And some, like the New Maritime Museum in Jacksonville Florida, house specialized artifacts (i.e. Aviation, Egyptian, Sculpture, Painting, and any other specified art).
So, you can imagine that special care must be taken when thinking about how a structure such as this should work.
The design is taking shape through the collaboration of several Architects and Designers. Here are several images that were generated at the last design charrette.
And of course, the product of these designs culminating in the presentation board seen above. I welcome any and all comments. This is a work in progress and I will keep regular posts on the process of development and the eventual final designs olution.
- a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
- a building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value.
- a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.
In each definition we see the common thread of historical or precious artifacts. Each museum will differ in what, specifically, is housed within the structure. Some museums like the Louvre, in Paris
are more for the storage and preservation of precious artifacts rather than the display. And some, like the New Maritime Museum in Jacksonville Florida, house specialized artifacts (i.e. Aviation, Egyptian, Sculpture, Painting, and any other specified art).So, you can imagine that special care must be taken when thinking about how a structure such as this should work.
The design is taking shape through the collaboration of several Architects and Designers. Here are several images that were generated at the last design charrette.And of course, the product of these designs culminating in the presentation board seen above. I welcome any and all comments. This is a work in progress and I will keep regular posts on the process of development and the eventual final designs olution.
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