I went to a Christmas concert in the Guggenheim once. Singers and musicians were spread out around the interior spiral, and the spectators filled in around them. Beautiful experience.
I could watch this legend breaking down NYC architecture all day. Truly get excited seeing new ones pop up. Would love to see some on Boston's architecture too.
I love this video! Thanks AD! I loved the Met part- I visited recently and it was wildly interesting. I would LOVE to see a video on the cloisters- it was my favorite part of the entire Met system. Thank you AD and Mr. Wyetzner. :)
I love these architectural digest videos. The magazine seems to highlight the interior decorating for the most part. I love that these videos focus on the actual architecture. Thanks so much.
I love your videos, I don’t know much about architecture but I do love the beautiful buildings, especially in NYC, and I love the way you teach me about them.
Although I'm a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's design originality (his engineering skills not so much) I've been to the Guggenheim, as well as several other NYC museums. In my opinion the Guggenheim is a very inefficient use of space in which to display art. The museum is sculpture but the actual amount of usable space in which to display art is low compared to it's footprint. And, as mentioned, not even a particularly great display environment for the art it can accommodate.
Check out Waldemar Januszczak’s BBC documentary series on American art. He spends a long time on theosophy and the philosophical concepts behind the Guggenheim’s design, eg why Lloyd Wright did it the way he did (not to show art!).
@@randyastle3301 Watched Waldemar's talk on Frank L. Wright and the Guggenheim. Appears the architect and the artists were more or less on the same page through Wright may have been interested in Rosicrucianism. So, form followed function, no conflict between the two.
Love this channel, I learn something new every time. I would love to see you review the AGO and the ROM, both great buildings with additions by visionary contemporary architects.
It would be amazing if you could explore other fascinating museum buildings like: National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Tate Modern and National Gallery in London, Mudam in Luxembourg or Hermitage in Saint Petersburg - if you want to do outside of New York also
Maybe a break down of Parisian or Tokyo museums? The Musée d’Orsay museum is in this beautiful beaux arts building that was originally a railway station. In Tokyo, the Tokyo National Museum or the Edo-Tokyo museums for instance.
Listening to Michael’s thoughts on the Guggenheim, I recalled a recent visit to Citizen M Bowery, a hotel that includes Berlin-style artwork on every floor - within the stairwells. As you descend the stairwell, amazing art comes into view on every floor. It’s a hidden gem in lower Manhattan. A can’t miss experience!
Could you talk about the many libraries and concert halls that Carnegie created across the country? I once thought that there was only one Carnegie Music Hall - in NYC; however, now that I’m living in Pittsburgh, I know that there are at least two! And I’m told that there are more…
Who was the original architect of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh? It looks very much like the Met and I'm wondering if it is the same architect since it was founded in 1895 around the same time as the 1902 Met opening.
I would like to see the Brooklyn Museum, the Asia Society, the NY Historical Society, the Museum of the City of NY, the Louis Armstrong Center, and the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
Second comment to say I love revisiting all the buildings you review to see them afresh and understand them better. AND id love to see a video about all the grounds and the buildings (greenhouses etc.) at the city’s botanical gardens or even the five zoos.
The Herzog and De Meuron de Young is a disaster. The copper exterior was supposed to turn verdigris over the years. The intent was to blend into the foliage of Golden Gate Park...except it didn't. It remained copper with only small amounts of verdigris. So, it stands out intrusively. The main court is an ungainly waste of space. With bland strips of lighting and awkward flow, what should have been the heart of the building is, instead an empty doughnut hole. Contrast this with the sublime I. M. Pei design for the East Building of the National Gallery in Washington. I could go on. It's yet another missed opportunity in a city that has few buildings of architectural merit.
hey Mikey, Granted you've pointed out the MOMA facade at 7:47 and the Met's blind windows please talk more about the *window* treatments between the 19th and 20th centuries using Guatam Shah's article "Comparing Windows of FLW, and LC Mies" (2013) on the blog 'Talk About Interior Design' as a reference point. For example, the Guggenheim's ribbon window is one long continuous spiral light to the sky.
Very interesting! I would love to learn more about the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rodin museum and especially the Barnes museum and it’s relocation!!!
Wow, that was interesting. Very informative about design but presented in such a way that non-professionals could appreciate. I saw a kadinsky exhibit at Guggenheim and the spiral effect was useful in that works were presented chronologically
What is the point of the uncarved piles of blocks over the paired columns in Richard Morris Hunt's facade? 2:55 Boston's Museum of Fine Arts also has an uncarved block over its central door.
Wondered the same. Never noticed it until this video. Turns out no money to finish the facade. The architect Hunt intended each column capital to be a sculpture of one of the fours arts as his elevation drawing depicted. See *Daytonian in Manhattan* blogspot, "The Unfinished Cornice of the Metropolitan Museum of Art".
I love your videos. In this one, I especially like when you mention Frank Loyd Wright, when designing the Guggenheim, it was more about himself than it was the artwork. It would be really interesting to get your take on architects who build museums that favor their own aesthetic versus what is going into the building-the Art. Might you start with the Bilbao?
Please come to Philadelphia! I would love to see a similar compare/contrast between the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Barnes Foundation museum.
Come to Boston and visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum! Designed to evoke a 15C Venetian palazzo, the three gallery floors surround a central courtyard garden.
You should do some of the lesser known museums of NYC like the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, the Jewish Heritage museum in Battery Park City, and the Studio museum in Harlem.
The Guggenheim was MORE devoid of relationship to its context before they sanitized the context around the recent turn of the century, specifically the side view of the building behind the museum on 89th.
Can you all do a series of videos on some of the great libraries of the US? Start with the LOC. Love the NYPL but what about other historic branches? Like St. George Library in Staten Island. The Brooklyn Public Library is gorgeous! The Peabody Library in Maryland!
Hi Mr. Wyetzner: Where can I find a copy of the photo showing the 1938 Packard and chauffeur in the center foreground with the McKim, Meade & White wings in the background? Thanks.
I'd like to see something about the NYC museum that was DESTROYED by a larger museum, that is, the Folk Art Museum formerly on 53rd Street. This amazing space was modest in size but magical in form, inside and out. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien, it was demolished to make room for the Nouvel building mentioned in the video ( you could've at least given a shout out to it, Mr W ) a move that has created a lot of animus towards MoMA, who preserved the FAM's captivating metal facade panels ( not sure where they have ended up ) but the intricate interior now only lives in our memories.
Could you do performing arts spaces like theatres? As a theatre professional and architecture enthusiast, it would be a great concept :)
Great idea!
There is a video on this channel (not Wyetzner tho) breaking down Disney Concert Hall. I liked it.
what a fantastic idea
I went to a Christmas concert in the Guggenheim once. Singers and musicians were spread out around the interior spiral, and the spectators filled in around them. Beautiful experience.
Wow!!!
I could watch this legend breaking down NYC architecture all day. Truly get excited seeing new ones pop up.
Would love to see some on Boston's architecture too.
If he's a legend it's for being so average an explainer of these buildings.
I would love to see a video breaking down other museums in NYC (Natural History Museum, 9/11 memorial, etc)!
YESSSSSS, part two is needed!
Agreed! + a Part 3 & 4
... And preferably with Wyetzner 🙏
NMH!!!! now i wanna visit NY for these museums and central park!
The Cloisters! (It has such an interesting and unique history!)
@@jjustj145 Yes, 100% has to be Wyetner. I really think he needs his own RUclips channel already!
I love that all the essential materials and components are labeled in the video, much easier for non-architects to understand.
Absolutely love his passion for architecture!
The met is ridiculous. I love it. I’ve been eight or nine times and even discounting changing exhibits I keep finding new things every time I go
Many years ago I visited the Met twice - once briefly to get a sense of it, then a few days later I spent all day there!
I've probably been there 200 times and I still love it and could spend all day there.
It's amazing
Always great when there's a new NYC architecture and hishory video by Mr. Wyetzner!
To be able to explore all of manhattan and all its massive museums would be such a dream come true for me
Based on my own experience you should probably plan on multiple visits to NYC to accomplish that goal.
Did that during my 1-week trip to NYC and omg it’s still not enough 😂😂😂
You’ll do it friend
WNYC, our local NPR station, has just counted 180 museums, although not all are as grand. Have fun!
I live in Manhattan and it's ok to visit, not to live.
We love this concept and Mr. Wyetzner. Please do continue and flood us with tihs content
The beauty of these buildings deserve their own deep dive video tbh
Fantastic review of some of the best buildings in NYC. Many thanks for the informative video. Mr. Wyetzner is a star.
I love this video! Thanks AD!
I loved the Met part- I visited recently and it was wildly interesting.
I would LOVE to see a video on the cloisters- it was my favorite part of the entire Met system. Thank you AD and Mr. Wyetzner. :)
I love these architectural digest videos. The magazine seems to highlight the interior decorating for the most part. I love that these videos focus on the actual architecture. Thanks so much.
I love your videos, I don’t know much about architecture but I do love the beautiful buildings, especially in NYC, and I love the way you teach me about them.
I absolutely LOVE your talks about architecture! Please keep them coming 👋
I love this guy, always so articulate and a great teacher
I would love to see a breakdown of different international airports
This was fantastic! Please do this in Paris
Another fab video Sir. Thank you and all others involved in making these outstanding vids.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Although I'm a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's design originality (his engineering skills not so much) I've been to the Guggenheim, as well as several other NYC museums. In my opinion the Guggenheim is a very inefficient use of space in which to display art. The museum is sculpture but the actual amount of usable space in which to display art is low compared to it's footprint. And, as mentioned, not even a particularly great display environment for the art it can accommodate.
Agreed! It's cool, but not the best museum experience.
Flat paintings to be hung on a curved wall, what was Frankie smoking ? :)
Check out Waldemar Januszczak’s BBC documentary series on American art. He spends a long time on theosophy and the philosophical concepts behind the Guggenheim’s design, eg why Lloyd Wright did it the way he did (not to show art!).
@@randyastle3301
Watched Waldemar's talk on Frank L. Wright and the Guggenheim. Appears the architect and the artists were more or less on the same page through Wright may have been interested in Rosicrucianism.
So, form followed function, no conflict between the two.
Brilliant video as always. Loved this, and made me desire to move to NYC even more.
The Frick Madison is one of my favorite, I would really like to hear You talk about it. Love your passion.Merci
Frick's collection is temporarily in the Breuer building. He just talked about it.
Thanks so much for your videos!
I just cant wait for the next episode. They dont seem to be coming fast enough. But i do understand that quality takes time.
Love this channel, I learn something new every time. I would love to see you review the AGO and the ROM, both great buildings with additions by visionary contemporary architects.
Do you mean the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto?
i could watch these videos every single day! thank you
It would be amazing if you could explore other fascinating museum buildings like: National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Tate Modern and National Gallery in London, Mudam in Luxembourg or Hermitage in Saint Petersburg - if you want to do outside of New York also
He’s a New York specialist. But I agree that would be interesting if they could get someone of his caliber.
I love all the architecture tours in NYC! More please!!!
I'd love to see a breakdown of museums in Toronto, like the ROM and AGO.
Love this series on architecture and ESPECIALLY on Art Museums. Yes!
Maybe a break down of Parisian or Tokyo museums? The Musée d’Orsay museum is in this beautiful beaux arts building that was originally a railway station. In Tokyo, the Tokyo National Museum or the Edo-Tokyo museums for instance.
Listening to Michael’s thoughts on the Guggenheim, I recalled a recent visit to Citizen M Bowery, a hotel that includes Berlin-style artwork on every floor - within the stairwells. As you descend the stairwell, amazing art comes into view on every floor. It’s a hidden gem in lower Manhattan. A can’t miss experience!
So interesting! I love your videos. I'd love a similar video about the museums of San Francisco.
I love these
So interesting always ❤❤❤
Thank you 🙏
Always love these
This was very well explained. Thank you!
Could you talk about the many libraries and concert halls that Carnegie created across the country? I once thought that there was only one Carnegie Music Hall - in NYC; however, now that I’m living in Pittsburgh, I know that there are at least two! And I’m told that there are more…
This gentleman specializes in New York architecture.
Sooo I didn’t realize how much I appreciate interesting architectural facts (Gothic Stan btw). We need more of these Mr. W!
I witnessed the expansion of the SF Moma as an art student. Would love an in depth explanation on how that was done.
I absolutely love these videos. The host is so engaging, and the visuals are great.
This was so cool!
This is a brilliant and insightful commentary! Thank you for your time and energy, coming to New York!
This was amazing! Broadway theaters next
By the way - these videos are wonderful!!
Who was the original architect of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh? It looks very much like the Met and I'm wondering if it is the same architect since it was founded in 1895 around the same time as the 1902 Met opening.
This should be a mandatory watch. ❤❤❤
I would like to see the Brooklyn Museum, the Asia Society, the NY Historical Society, the Museum of the City of NY, the Louis Armstrong Center, and the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
Do the ROM next please. Thanks.
Second comment to say I love revisiting all the buildings you review to see them afresh and understand them better. AND id love to see a video about all the grounds and the buildings (greenhouses etc.) at the city’s botanical gardens or even the five zoos.
fantastic! thanks for this great video. I love seeing the photographs of the park in its infancy.
Brilliant video as always. Loved this, and made me desire to move to NYC even more.
Chicago Museums next?
Fantastic! Best buildings in NYC. Big thanks for the video
This was amazing, as always.
I love the Guggenheim, despite its drawbacks. But mostly, I love New York.
As I am sure you know Hunt designed The Breakers in Newport as well.
will, when i look at the Guggenheim museum i dont realy think about the art inside, i think about the Museum as a peace of art on itself.
How about the deYoung Museum in SF? I know that a ton of thought went into its design. 😎
The Herzog and De Meuron de Young is a disaster. The copper exterior was supposed to turn verdigris over the years. The intent was to blend into the foliage of Golden Gate Park...except it didn't. It remained copper with only small amounts of verdigris. So, it stands out intrusively. The main court is an ungainly waste of space. With bland strips of lighting and awkward flow, what should have been the heart of the building is, instead an empty doughnut hole. Contrast this with the sublime I. M. Pei design for the East Building of the National Gallery in Washington. I could go on. It's yet another missed opportunity in a city that has few buildings of architectural merit.
hey Mikey,
Granted you've pointed out the MOMA facade at 7:47 and the Met's blind windows please talk more about the *window* treatments between the 19th and 20th centuries using Guatam Shah's article "Comparing Windows of FLW, and LC Mies" (2013) on the blog 'Talk About Interior Design' as a reference point.
For example, the Guggenheim's ribbon window is one long continuous spiral light to the sky.
Very interesting! I would love to learn more about the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rodin museum and especially the Barnes museum and it’s relocation!!!
Wow, that was interesting. Very informative about design but presented in such a way that non-professionals could appreciate. I saw a kadinsky exhibit at Guggenheim and the spiral effect was useful in that works were presented chronologically
The Tenement Museum would be really interesting! And the Cloisters!
What is the point of the uncarved piles of blocks over the paired columns in Richard Morris Hunt's facade? 2:55 Boston's Museum of Fine Arts also has an uncarved block over its central door.
Wondered the same. Never noticed it until this video.
Turns out no money to finish the facade. The architect Hunt intended each column capital to be a sculpture of one of the fours arts as his elevation drawing depicted.
See *Daytonian in Manhattan* blogspot, "The Unfinished Cornice of the Metropolitan Museum of Art".
These type of videos are awesome!
Part 2 please!!!!
I love your videos. In this one, I especially like when you mention Frank Loyd Wright, when designing the Guggenheim, it was more about himself than it was the artwork. It would be really interesting to get your take on architects who build museums that favor their own aesthetic versus what is going into the building-the Art. Might you start with the Bilbao?
Alright! NYC content, I'm in.
Agreed!!
The Prado, the Louvre, and the Chicago Art Institute, please!
Field Museum. Science and Industry Museum
Would love to see the architectural breakdown of Berlin’s Museum Island. Especially Neues Museum.
Please come to Philadelphia! I would love to see a similar compare/contrast between the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Barnes Foundation museum.
Have we covered the Morgan Library?
I love those architecture video !!!
it’s free for jersey and connecticut residents too (if you show ID) or if you’re a college student
at 9:46, “A Sunday Afternoon at La Grande Jatte” is shown but I don’t think that’s in the MoMA?
Mexico City's 1. Palacio de Bellas Artes, 2. Chapultepec Castle, 3. Franz Mayer Museum, and 4. Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Frumpy
Come to Boston and visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum! Designed to evoke a 15C Venetian palazzo, the three gallery floors surround a central courtyard garden.
Love these nyc architect videos. Thanks for making them.
Thanks for education and information!
I love to see you breakdown the Cleveland museum of art
More San Francisco content please!!
I would love to see a video on the Smithsonian museums in DC! I love these NYC videos a lot too though
I've been to the met museum once and I really need to go back it is quite a lot to see
What about doing one on the Morgan Library or the Cooper Hewitt? I love all of these videos!
You should do some of the lesser known museums of NYC like the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, the Jewish Heritage museum in Battery Park City, and the Studio museum in Harlem.
Come to Los Angeles - LACMA under construction, the Getty off the 405 freeway and MOCA downtown.
Please break down the Art Gallery of Ontario.
I love the AGO!
It would be nice to compare other museums on Museum Mile or AMNH including the new Gilder Center, which in itself has a unique design
Minneapolis museums: Walker Art Center, Weismam Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Guggenheim was MORE devoid of relationship to its context before they sanitized the context around the recent turn of the century, specifically the side view of the building behind the museum on 89th.
The Brooklyn?
Has anything been done on the cooper-hewitt, (DC) museums on the Mall or sports museums?
Please do a video on Broadway theaters!
I’ve spent years in nyc and never been to any museum. I’m away now but after this video I want to go!!!!
Can you all do a series of videos on some of the great libraries of the US? Start with the LOC. Love the NYPL but what about other historic branches? Like St. George Library in Staten Island. The Brooklyn Public Library is gorgeous! The Peabody Library in Maryland!
Hi Mr. Wyetzner: Where can I find a copy of the photo showing the 1938 Packard and chauffeur in the center foreground with the McKim, Meade & White wings in the background? Thanks.
I'd like to see something about the NYC museum that was DESTROYED by a larger museum, that is, the Folk Art Museum formerly on 53rd Street. This amazing space was modest in size but magical in form, inside and out. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien, it was demolished to make room for the Nouvel building mentioned in the video ( you could've at least given a shout out to it, Mr W ) a move that has created a lot of animus towards MoMA, who preserved the FAM's captivating metal facade panels ( not sure where they have ended up ) but the intricate interior now only lives in our memories.
I love this series
Thank you so much for this.
Maybe the Art Institute of Chicago?