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Informationen zum Autor Taco Dibbits, art historian, director of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Françoise Madrus – curator, in charge of the Centre d’étude et de recherche Dominique Vivant-Denon, Paris. Klappentext Wilmotte & Associés is a multi-disciplinary architecture firm.The firm takes on an impressive range and scale of projects from large plants, stadiums, high-rise buildings, hospitals, hotels, theatres, museums, congress centres, and shoppingmalls to private residences. Some of the greatest museums have enlisted the services of Jean-Michel Wilmotte and his team, including the Louvre (Paris), the Chiado Museum (Lisbon), the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar (Doha), the Museum d'Orsay (Paris), and the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam). Jean-Michel Wilmotte's architecture is characterised by great care given to a building's integration within the site it occupies, to clean lines, quality of materials, and attention to detail. Wilmotte & Associés exerts true expertise in developing museums and exhibition scenography. Whether dealing with an old building or a new build, it is a question of cultivating deep connections between three distinct axes: art, space, and the visitor. The result of this work is ultimately a culmination in a real sensation of ease and comfort for the visitor. Following an interview with Jean-Michel Wilmotte and an essay on museography, this book will present in detail the major projects designed by the architecture firm for museums, artists' studios and galleries. Zusammenfassung Wilmotte & Associés is a multi-disciplinary architecture firm.The firm takes on an impressive range and scale of projects from large plants! stadiums! high-rise buildings! hospitals! hotels! theatres! museums! congress centres! and shoppingmalls to private residences. Some of the greatest museums have enlisted the services of Jean-Michel Wilmotte and his team! including the Louvre (Paris)! the Chiado Museum (Lisbon)! the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar (Doha)! the Museum d'Orsay (Paris)! and the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam). Jean-Michel Wilmotte's architecture is characterised by great care given to a building's integration within the site it occupies! to clean lines! quality of materials! and attention to detail. Wilmotte & Associés exerts true expertise in developing museums and exhibition scenography. Whether dealing with an old building or a new build! it is a question of cultivating deep connections between three distinct axes: art! space! and the visitor. The result of this work is ultimately a culmination in a real sensation of ease and comfort for the visitor. Following an interview with Jean-Michel Wilmotte and an essay on museography! this book will present in detail the major projects designed by the architecture firm for museums! artists' studios and galleries. ...
