The Langen Foundation
By Tadao Ando
The
Langen Foundation is located at the Raketenstation Hombroich and is a former
NATO base turned into a museum. This building
is constructed of reinforced concrete glass and steal. I like the appearance of the “box within a box”
look with a concrete box inside a glass box.
This art museum exhibits Eastern and contemporary art so Ando designed
each its own space, the first a still space filled with soft light for Eastern
art and the other a dynamic space for contemporary art.
I’ve never really thought about the
need for different lighting for different styles of art so I found that to be particularly
interesting. I especially like the use of the water surrounding the glass, it adds a pure/ natural element to this building, almost like a bubble on the water.
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