MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE AND PLACE: THE IDEA OF GROWTH IN MUSEUM DESIGN

Abstract

The paper reviews the aspect of place in the design of museum architecture,
and presents two cases of linear composition addressing the idea of growth. The first reviewed
case is Le Corbusier’s idea for a “Museum of Unlimited Growth”, and the second case is the
“Louisiana Museum of Modern Art” designed by architects Jørgen Bo and Wilhelm Wohlert.
In the first case, the place serves as a background to the design of the museum. In the second
case, the place appears as instrumental in the design of the museum.