Architect’s Newspaper — “Jeanne Gang Unveils New Interiors for the American Museum of Natural History”
Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. Image: Ralph Appelbaum Associates.
January 11, 2017
“Architect Jeanne Gang of Chicago-based Studio Gang and exhibition designer Ralph Appelbaum unveiled their latest designs for the new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. Focusing on the museum’s interior spaces, Gang and Appelbaum shared plans for the new Insectarium, Butterfly Vivarium, Invisible World’s Immersive Theater, and newly revealed Collection Core.”
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