The Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke Virginia is a photograph by Suzanne Gaff which was uploaded on February 6th, 2010.
The Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke Virginia
The Taubman Museum of Art was completed in the last few years and resides at the edge of the Historic Downtown Market in Roanoke, Virginia, an... more
by Suzanne Gaff
Title
The Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke Virginia
Artist
Suzanne Gaff
Medium
Photograph - Digital Color Photograph, Fine Art Photograph, Giclee Print, Canvas Print, Digital Art Photograph
Description
The Taubman Museum of Art was completed in the last few years and resides at the edge of the Historic Downtown Market in Roanoke, Virginia, an amazing and controversial contrast to the conservative, traditional buildings which surround it! It is proof of the growing strength of the maturing art community in the region!
The Taubman Museum of Art "features significant sustainable design components, including modulated day lighting, passive solar energy systems, a thermal conserving envelope, and computerized building management systems, among other ecologically smart mechanisms.
Summarizing his approach to the design for the Taubman Museum of Art, Randall Stout said, "A guiding principal of this project is creating a powerful relationship to the natural landscape and its influence over life, learning and art in Roanoke. Our references to nature are intended as deeply meaningful ones and are central to the purpose." (copied from the Museum's web site).
The museum is a great destination if you're in the area.
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February 6th, 2010