Rose Center for Earth and Space : A Museum for the Twenty-First Century

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Summary: A Look Inside a Planetarium for the 21st Century
Review: In the late 1990s, New York's beloved (but aged and failing) Hayden Planetarium was torn down to make way for what designers promised would be a state-of-the-art showcase of Earth & space science. At first, skeptical New Yorkers weren't sure if the controversial design would fit in with the surrounding residential neighborhood... but when the construction was complete, they gazed in awe at the marvelous steel and glass cube of the new Rose Center for Earth and Space, which featured a multi-story Planetarium that seemed to hover in midair within the structure.
Pick up this book if you'd like to see how New York's spectacular new planetarium came into being. Inside, you'll find beautiful full-color photos of the Rose Center as it appeared during construction and as it stands today, and you'll learn about the new technologies used to create its many hi-tech exhibits.
As an added bonus, the book provides an overview of some of the recent discoveries and hot topics in modern earth and space science... as you'll see, when it comes to learning about our planet and our universe, we've come a long way!
I highly recommend this book to space science fans, as well as architecture buffs. It's a great look inside an exciting new facility that's sure to delight visitors for decades to come!

Rating:
Summary: A Look Inside a Planetarium for the 21st Century
Review: In the late 1990s, New York's beloved (but aged and failing) Hayden Planetarium was torn down to make way for what designers promised would be a state-of-the-art showcase of Earth & space science. At first, skeptical New Yorkers weren't sure if the controversial design would fit in with the surrounding residential neighborhood... but when the construction was complete, they gazed in awe at the marvelous steel and glass cube of the new Rose Center for Earth and Space, which featured a multi-story Planetarium that seemed to hover in midair within the structure.
Pick up this book if you'd like to see how New York's spectacular new planetarium came into being. Inside, you'll find beautiful full-color photos of the Rose Center as it appeared during construction and as it stands today, and you'll learn about the new technologies used to create its many hi-tech exhibits.
As an added bonus, the book provides an overview of some of the recent discoveries and hot topics in modern earth and space science... as you'll see, when it comes to learning about our planet and our universe, we've come a long way!
I highly recommend this book to space science fans, as well as architecture buffs. It's a great look inside an exciting new facility that's sure to delight visitors for decades to come!