Millenium Project - British Museum
1. Introduction Background and History
1.1 Introduction
This report is based on The British Museum Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, which is the largest covered square in Europe and it is part of the Millennium Commission Projects (Millennium Commission, n.d.). The paper includes background and history of the museum explaining how it was decided to reconstruct The Great Court, what was it aim and who it was designed from. Then, will analyse the cost of the project including money invested, what is believed to be beneficial for the British Museum and what might be the risk of reconstructing the heritage building. Furthermore, the paper will analyse the results from a survey held in Greenwich School of Management among twenty two people for their opinion of The British Museum and The Great Court. Lastly, it will analyse the sustainability of the project. What was the original plan, if the original plan has been completed, what is actually and what the future plan of sustainability is.
1.2 Background and History
The Great Court is situated at the British Museum in London. Originally, this courtyard was designed to be a garden. In 1857 this space was lost, when a number of book stacks were built in to house the library department (British Museum, n.d.). When the museum library department was moved to St. Pancras in 1997, it was launched a competition for re-designing of this space and giving possibility to re-open the courtyard (British Museum, n.d.). The competition was won by Lord Foster, whose design was roughly based on his concept for the roof of the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany (British Museum, n.d.). The key idea of the design was that visitors could experience new view of the surrounding with every step taken in the Great Court (British Museum, n.d.). In September 1997 the work on this glass and steel roof started and it was constructed of 3,312 different panes of glass (British Museum, n.d.). Build on two acres the Grate Court increased public space
1.1 Introduction
This report is based on The British Museum Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, which is the largest covered square in Europe and it is part of the Millennium Commission Projects (Millennium Commission, n.d.). The paper includes background and history of the museum explaining how it was decided to reconstruct The Great Court, what was it aim and who it was designed from. Then, will analyse the cost of the project including money invested, what is believed to be beneficial for the British Museum and what might be the risk of reconstructing the heritage building. Furthermore, the paper will analyse the results from a survey held in Greenwich School of Management among twenty two people for their opinion of The British Museum and The Great Court. Lastly, it will analyse the sustainability of the project. What was the original plan, if the original plan has been completed, what is actually and what the future plan of sustainability is.
1.2 Background and History
The Great Court is situated at the British Museum in London. Originally, this courtyard was designed to be a garden. In 1857 this space was lost, when a number of book stacks were built in to house the library department (British Museum, n.d.). When the museum library department was moved to St. Pancras in 1997, it was launched a competition for re-designing of this space and giving possibility to re-open the courtyard (British Museum, n.d.). The competition was won by Lord Foster, whose design was roughly based on his concept for the roof of the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany (British Museum, n.d.). The key idea of the design was that visitors could experience new view of the surrounding with every step taken in the Great Court (British Museum, n.d.). In September 1997 the work on this glass and steel roof started and it was constructed of 3,312 different panes of glass (British Museum, n.d.). Build on two acres the Grate Court increased public space