Word: architects
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Sackler Museum project began for architect James Stirling in 1979, when Harvard's Building Committee selected him out of a pool of over 70 architects...
...beast that inevitably draws attention. From the lime green railings to the Abu Simbel-like entry way to the porthole-like windows on the side of an expansive brick wall, it is not just a museum, it is an architect's work...
...creation of award-winning British architect James Stirling, the Sackler cost $9 million and took three years to build. It combines three levels of museum galleries with five levels of offices in a remarkably creative, exciting...
...Sackler is] the clearest, simplest and to my mind the best museum I have seen to date," said American architect Philip Johnson in a fall 1984 lecture, adding that Stirling, "had to contend with not enough money, not enough room, [and] with not enough space...
...terms of campus planning it was a great tragedy," said Floyd. For at Harvard more than anywhere, campus planning means finding a great architect, giving him a proper site, giving him enough money, and hoping he comes up with something brilliant that also fits...