Denver Art Museum; Frederic C. Hamilton Building (Denver, CO) : West flank, looking east, showing collision of forms

Creator:

Libeskind, Daniel, 1946-

Published/Created:

100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver Art MuseumDenver, Colorado, United States
2003-2006

Date Depicted:

3/31/2007
1950 AD - 2010 AD

Materials:

titanium cladding

Notes:

The Hamilton Building's design recalls the peaks of the Rocky Mountains and geometric rock crystals found in the foothills near Denver. "I was inspired by the light and the geology of the Rockies, but most of all by the wide-open faces of the people of Denver," says Libeskind. The building is covered in 9,000 titanium panels that reflect the Colorado sunshine. The 146,000-square-foot Hamilton Building opened to the public October 7, 2006.

Variant Titles:

Denver Art Museum Extension

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 21st century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twenty-first century

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A1-LD-DAME-E1

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
exhibition buildings: art museums (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); Art museums; educational construction buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Three

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
3/31/2007

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10156573

PID:

digcoll:1824658