How to Build a Museum, with David Greenbaum, FAIA [PODCAST]
What if there were just five important things to remember when you build a museum?
What if the most important one of them all — had nothing to do with architecture? Which costs more in the end: building the museum, or operating the building? (The answer might surprise you.) Is it better to be bold, or to be subtle? What’s the difference between how design teams experience a museum project — and how visitors experience it in the end?
Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) is joined by David Greenbaum, FAIA (museum architect, Gensler) to discuss How to Build a Museum. Hint: it all boils down to five things you’ll want to remember.
Along the way: designing a 200-year building, historic re-enactors, cap-ex versus op-ex, and the gerbil principle.
How to Listen:
Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-the-museum/id1674901311
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6oP4QJR7yxv7Rs7VqIpI1G
Everywhere:
https://makingthemuseum.transistor.fm/
Talking Points:
1. The Importance of “Esprit de Corps”
2. Consider the Full Life Cycle
3. Celebrate the Uniqueness
4. There is One Visitor Experience
5. Build to Last
Guest Bio:
David Greenbaum, FAIA, is an expert in the design of museums, performing arts venues, visitor attractions, institutional, and mixed-use projects. In a 40-year career that includes multiple projects of national significance for the Smithsonian Institution, The National Gallery of Art, the Architect of the Capitol, and other sites in the U.S. and overseas, David has developed an international practice in museum design and comparable visitor attractions, with a particular interest in the development of cultural districts. His project work has been recognized with over 75 national and regional design honors and published in more than 300 articles, underscoring the importance of his work in the architectural and museum communities, as well as the larger public realm. David served as the 2019 Chairman of AIA National Committee on Design. After almost 35 years at SmithGroup, David changed paths to start helping clients develop and implement the planning and design of their cultural facilities. At Gensler, he now works with cultural institutions to help put the parts in place for enabling successful projects.
Show Links:
David by Email: David_Greenbaum@gensler.com
David by Phone: +1 (202) 257-7592
David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-greenbaum-faia/
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