Stairs: Connecting Function and Art
Matthew Dunham
Stemming off of what Nick replied I think it is fascinating how architecture is built for a purpose: to protect, secure and shelter those within it. But practical things such as the ballet railings in Anderson’s project which bridge the gap between art and function, and are not only wooden poles mounted to a wall. This is the staircase in the Museum of Modern/Contemporary Art in Chicago. It is first and foremost practical to bring visitors up and down through the building but it also is a stunning clean-line form which becomes its own art display. Like in Anderson’s model the flow of the dancer was calculated as was the most natural flow of people through the space. Turning something simple into a focal point.
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