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A tale of two museums.(architecture of Jewish Museum in Berlin and Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh)

From: The Architectural Review  |  Date: 4/1/1999  |  Author: Davey, Peter

The Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh have similar characteristics but their differences are more noteworthy. The architects of the two new buildings relied on divergent approaches in housing art collections and defining their relationships to the city where they are located. Daniel Libeskind, who designed the Jewish Museum, is more concerned about ideas on how the Jews influenced the structure and culture of Berlin. Meanwhile, Benson + Forsyth, which worked on the ...

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