{"product_id":"expanding-the-center-rich-shelton-9780935640847","title":"Expanding the Center: Walker Art Center and Herzog \u0026 de Meuron","description":"The Walker Art Center recently opened its expanded space, which includes a new theater, a new restaurant and more galleries, but is best known for being Herzog \u0026amp; de Meuron's first public building in the United States. The project drew national coverage from media including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eExpanding the Center\u003c\/i\u003e addresses this public interest in the building with a generous selection of images, including sketches, renderings and photographs of the construction process and the completed work. Herzog \u0026amp; de Meuron's shimmering but grounded design mirrors the textures and shades of the Walker's original space, and an institutional philosophy based in innovation and risk-taking, the exploration of alternative approaches to learning, the experimental use of technologies to communicate information, and the design of spaces to enhance a variety of museum experiences. The book is organized around the decisions and actions of the architects, builders, Walker staff and the audience--i.e. designing, constructing, unveiling, staging, gathering, patterning, framing, collecting--and highlights the thinking that led to the visible form of the Center as well as the innovative projects and initiatives that give it its inimitable character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rich Shelton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0935640843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780935640847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walker Art Center\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.60w x 0.65d","brand":"Rich Shelton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926843293951,"sku":"9780935640847","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_767896de-a7b5-4ee1-a629-35c9ef04f79d.jpg?v=1681085320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/expanding-the-center-rich-shelton-9780935640847","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}