De Menil Collection

museum of art

Renzo Piano (architecture)
Peter Rice (architecture)
RFR (architecture)

• United States of America

  Staat

  Texas

  state

  Harris

  county

  Houston

  city

  1515 Sul Ross Street

  street

period	description
1981–1986	planning and construction period

• light
• prefabricated part out of concrete
• flat roof
• timber façade
• distribution of light
• museum of art
• solitary building
• canopy structure
• louvres out of concrete

• 
  Museum in Houston, USA
  in: Beton Atlas, Entwerfen mit Stahlbeton im Hochbau
  S. Polónyi, A. Brandt, F. Kind-Barkauskas, B. Kauhsen
  Birkhäuser Verlag; 2002
  page 266–267
  
• article in: GA Document
  A.D.A. Edita Tokyo Co Ltd; 1988
  page 20–31
  
• 
  article in: Architektur des 20. Jahrhunderts | Architecture in the 20th century
  P. Gössel, G. Leuthäuser, E. Schickler
  Taschen Verlag; 1990
  page 382–383
  
• Renzo Piano: Museo Menil, Houston
  in: Domus, 1987,685
  E. Guazzoni
  page 32–43
  
• Special feature: Recent works of Renzo Piano
  in: A+U, 11/1987,206
  R. Banham, S. Ishida, D. de Menil
  page 39–122
  
• Pianissimo: the very quiet Menil Collection
  in: Texas architect, 3/1987
  R. Ingersoll
  page 40–47
  
• A quiet place for art: architect Renzo Piano's new Menil museum in Houston
  in: House & Garden, 7/1987
  M. Filler
  page 74–78
  
• article in: Progressive Architecture, 5/1988
  J. W. Barna
  page 25
  
• article in: The Architectural Review, 1987,1081
  P. Davey
  page 36–42
  
• article in: Domus, 1987,685
  E. Guazzoni, E. Ranzani
  page 32–43
  
• article in: Architecture, 5/1987
  J. Pastier
  page 84–91
  
• article in: Architectural Record, 10/1987
  page 124–125
  
• article in: A+U, 11/1987,206
  page 42–90
  
• article in: Progressive Architecture, 5/1987
  P. C. Papademetriou
  page 87–97
  
• article in: Baumeister, 12/1987
  page 36–41
  

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