Bloch Building
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The Bloch Building is a striking contemporary glass-and-concrete expansion of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, renowned for its luminous “lenses” emerging from the landscape.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art museum annex
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museum building → |
| architect |
Steven Holl
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| architecturalStyle |
contemporary architecture
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| associatedWith |
Nelson-Atkins Museum campus expansion
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| category |
art museum architecture in the United States
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museum buildings in Missouri → |
| city |
Kansas City
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| continent |
North America
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| country |
USA
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United States → |
| culturalSignificance |
major example of contemporary museum architecture in the Midwest
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| designedAs |
expansion of existing museum
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| feature |
daylit interior spaces
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glass curtain walls → luminous lenses emerging from the landscape → subterranean galleries → |
| function |
art exhibition space
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museum expansion → |
| glazingType |
translucent glass panels
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| hasPart |
series of glass lenses
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underground circulation spaces → |
| heritageType |
contemporary cultural architecture
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| landmarkOf |
Kansas City cultural district
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| lightingDesign |
emphasis on diffuse natural light
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| locatedIn |
Kansas City, Missouri
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| materialUsed |
concrete
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glass → |
| name |
Bloch Building
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| notableFor |
glowing appearance at night
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innovative use of natural light → integration of architecture and landscape → |
| orientation |
partially embedded in the landscape
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| owner |
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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| partOf |
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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| primaryUse |
exhibition of the museum collection
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| publicAccess |
open to museum visitors
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| relationshipToMainBuilding |
connected expansion wing
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| secondaryUse |
special exhibitions and events
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| setting |
landscaped museum grounds
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| state |
Missouri
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| structuralSystem |
reinforced concrete structure
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| touristAttraction |
yes
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| use |
display of modern and contemporary art
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public cultural facility → |
| visualEffect |
appears as glowing lanterns at night
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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hasExpansion |
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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hasPart |
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Bloch Building
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name |