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| Collection ID: | LIB-ASL002 |
| Collection Title: | Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archives |
| Departmental Affiliation: | University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries. |
| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Item ID: | 2007_ChildrensMuseum |
| Title: | Children's Museum and Family District of Pittsburgh PA; |
| Short Title: | Children's Museum of Pittsburgh PA |
| Overview: | The Award committee selected the Children's Museum as an outstanding example of urban placemaking and as a model for institutional leadership in urban revitalization. The Committee commended the project for: linking green design and historic preservation in a handsome contemporary structure; conducting an innovative development process, which included charettes, competitions, and public participation; providing an innovative model for a cultural organization serving as a catalyst for change in an under-served urban neighborhood; and maintaining high quality in designing exhibits and the environment of the Museum to serve multiple age groups. |
| Award Type: |
Adaptive Reuse Arts Citizen Participation Environmental Historic Preservation Museum Universal Design Urban Design Urban Renewal |
| Location: | 10 Children's Way, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Award Cycle: | 2007 |
| Awarded: | Gold Medal Winner |
| Completion Date: | 12/1/2006 |
| Budget: | $15,800,000 |
| Project Type(s): |
Environmental Arts Historic Preservation Urban Design Universal Design Citizen Participation Urban Renewal Adaptive Reuse Museum |
| Subject heading(s): |
Children's museums -- United States -- Planning museums. children's urban planning |
| Bibliography: | "Gold Medal Winner: Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." In Wener, R., E. Axelrod, J. Farbstein, and R. Shibley. Building Sustainable Neighborhoods: the 2007 Rudy Bruner Award. Cambridge, MA: Bruner Foundation, 2; Blum, Andrew. "Project: Play. At the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg Weren't Afraid to Make a Mess." Metropolis 24 (April, 2005): 81-87; 125.; Murdock, James. "American Institute of Architects 2006 Honor Awards." Architectural Record 194 (June, 2006): 151-155; Pilecki, Michelle. "A Great Big Place to Play." The Magazine of the Heinz Endowments. 5 (Summer, 2005): 10-21. ; Rosenblum, Charles L. "Going Green: Saving Old Buildings in Pittsburgh the Environmentally Correct Way." Preservation (September/October, 2006): 37-41. |
| File Size: | 3219 Bytes |
| Rights Management: | Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research, and teaching. |
| DCMI Type: |
Image Still Image |
| File Name: | index.cpd |
Description
| Collection ID: | LIB-ASL002 |
| Collection Title: | Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archives |
| Departmental Affiliation: | University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries. |
| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Title: | Photo |
| File Size: | 250563 Bytes |
| Rights Management: | Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research, and teaching. |
| DCMI Type: |
Image Still Image |
| File Name: | ChildrensMuseum_01pho.jpg |
