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The film juxtaposes/compares two museums: The Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel, which Samuel Bickels (1909-1975) built there in 1948, and The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, built by Renzo Piano (b. 1937) 1986 . The method of natural lighting in Bickels‘s construction was the direct model for Piano, who adopted for his construction at the request of its patroness Dominique de Menil.
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Heinz Emigholz

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Rated:
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Runtime:
17 min
Release date:
22 Jan 2014
Country:
IL, US
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination.
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