Shedding New Light on Art Museum Additions: Front Stage and Back Stage Experiences - Paperback

by Altaf Engineer (Author), Kathryn H. Anthony (Author)

Shedding New Light on Art Museum Additions presents post-occupancy evaluations of four high-profile museums and their additions in the United States and helps museum stakeholders understand their successes, shortcomings, and how their designs affect both visitors and employees who use them every day.

Author Biography

Altaf Engineer is an Assistant Professor of Architecture, Health and Built Environment at the School of Architecture at the University of Arizona, USA. He is a licensed, NCARB-certified architect and LEED Accredited Professional in the United States. A recipient of the Illinois Distinguished Fellowship and the Architectural Research Colleges Consortium (ARCC) King's Merit Medal for Excellence in Architectural & Environmental Behavior Research, he also is a founding member of a global non-profit design organization whose mission is to enhance the built environment of disadvantaged communities through innovative design.

Kathryn H. Anthony is an ACSA Distinguished Professor at the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, where she also serves on the faculty of the Dept. of Gender and Women's Studies and the Dept. of Landscape Architecture. The author of Defined by Design; Designing for Diversity; Design Juries on Trial, and over 100 publications, she is the recipient of numerous awards from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, the Environmental Design Research Association, and the American Institute of Architects.