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artifact:carpet-gallery-san-francisco-museumCarpet Gallery, San Francisco Museum
A large room without windows, built to exhibit 88 Turkish carpets; each carpet functions as a center of light, with niches and aisles forming a system of centers.
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Thinkers (2)
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- Collaborator on the Carpet Gallery and Tokyo Forum.
- Bob TheiscitesCollaborator on the Carpet Gallery, San Francisco Museum.
Concepts (2)
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- carpet as source of lightsupportsIn the Carpet Gallery, the carpets themselves glow as centers of light, organizing the space.
- nichesupportsA recessed space for displaying an important object, functioning as a center within a larger room.
Chapters (1)
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- This chapter describes how living process unfolds to create rooms with life, covering position, main centers, fine structure, and tranquility.
Claims (1)
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- Design principle demonstrated by the gallery.