Wiel Arets: arts centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Wiel Arets' building for Dutch arts organisation Amsterdam Arts Metropole Met´ro`pole n. 1. A metropolis. is a coolly refined six-storey glazed glaze n. 1. A thin smooth shiny coating. 2. A thin glassy coating of ice. 3. a. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing. b. block wrapped in a complex, warped lattice of steel members. Breaking away from the conventional museum format, AAM n. 1. A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36½, at Hamburg 38¼. acts as a platform for contemporary art. Four floors of exhibition spaces are stacked above a convivial con·viv·i·al adj. 1. Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable. See Synonyms at social. 2. Merry; festive: a convivial atmosphere at the reunion. cafe, shop and bar at ground level, with a members' restaurant and social spaces at the top of the building. The steel lattice forms a structural cage round the long thin plan, enabling internal spaces to be column free, giving greater flexibility for exhibition programming and layout. It also filters light and glare, like a modern mashrabiyya. Depending on the viewer's perspective, the lattice-wrapped volume will shift between a figurative sculpture and a giant window display. C.S. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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