Project Name

American Folk Art Museum

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Project Location

New York, New York

Year of Completion

2001

Project Architect

Tod Williams
Billie Tsien

Owner

American Folk Art Museum

Student Author

Alex Chow

Archived Year

5-25-2013

Climate

Humid Subtropical

Application

Façade

Material and its Properties

Commercially produced white bronze alloy (57% copper content) used for boat propellers, fire hose nozzles, and grave markers Manufactured and fabricated at the Tallix foundry in Beacon, NY with Peter Sylvester, Vinnie Nardone, and Peter Holmstead Initially tried pouring directly onto concrete and steel plates, however, heat caused water entrapped in the concrete to explode and the steel plates to warp and buckle Developed sand molds taken from concrete and steel

Other Sources

Architect website: www.twbta.com/

Environmental Response

Local material

Recommended Citation

Williams, Tod and Tsien, Billie, "American Folk Art Museum" (2001). Building Case Studies. 6.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/6