Underneath a Garden

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Summary

The article describes the Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex and its various pavilions, discusses the problems involved with the introduction of daylight into the underground galleries and the sealing off of most of the skylights, and refers to the many changes the curators made in the design of exhibition space and their architectural alterations.

Subject

  • Haupt, Enid A
  • Carlhian, Jean-Paul
  • Renwick, James 1818-1895
  • Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
  • Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
  • Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
  • National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
  • Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbot
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Smithsonian History Bibliography

Contained within

Architectural Record (Journal)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1987

Topic

  • Museum buildings
  • Design
  • Architects
  • Architecture
  • Architectural design

Place

  • Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
  • Washington (D.C.)

Physical description

Page numbers: 112-121

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