Spaces for Art in a Modern Building. Mobile and Murals | Cincinnati’s Terrace Plaza
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https://doi.org/10.24310/BoLArte.2021.vi42.11035Keywords:
Panoramic Terraces, Contemporary Art-Architecture Relationship, Corporate Art, Modern Architecture, Skidmore, Owings & MerrillAbstract
The Terrace Plaza project in Cincinnati was developed in a particular way by the firm of architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) between 1945-1948. It comprised department stores, offices, bars, restaurants, and housing units, all together in a single and unique structure; several operational resources added important distinctions to this complex assembly. The elevated levels showed carefully designed interiors, expanding their views towards the environs. The extension of the gastronomic halls to the terraces enhanced the quality of these elevated open courtyards. The way in which art and the constructed surrounds of the building intertwine through carefully orchestrated spatial events was also meaningful. Contemporary magazines and other archival documents are evidence of the role that artists Calder, Steinberg, Davis and Miró played in the building’s architecture. This essay focuses on the hotel spatial system and, specifically, on the interaction of art and the architectural project.
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