Twentieth-century museums I

Part of a series that places buildings within their historical context, thisext considers Van der Rohe's New National Gallery, Kahn's Kimbell Art Museumnd Meier's Museum fur Kunsthandwerk. It includes technical drawings thatxplain how the buildings were detailed and put together. By presenting themogether, the aim of the text is that the reader can examine the similaritiesnd differences in approach taken by the architects in designing buildingsith successful interior spaces for viewing art and exteriors which present aublic face to the world.