Museum seeks strong connection between culture and environmental significance

摘要

The Oakland Museum of Caiifornia renovation and expansion opened on May 1, 2010, re-emphasizing the structural beauty of the original design, which opened in 1969. Located in Oakland, Calif., the museum was originally designed by Kevin Roche of Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, Hamden, Conn., and is an excellent example of post-World War II modernism. The facility integrates landscape architecture with the design and offers the city a green oasis across a 7.7-acre (3-hectare) site in the heart of downtown. This design facilitated OMCA's goal of integrating art, history and natural science, usually separate entities, into one cohesive and inclusive place.