The Blade Stair, as the museum and architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) call it, hangs like a four-story sculpture within the new glazed atrium of MoMA’s west-end expansion, offering a …

Dec 2, 2019 · The Blade Stair structure stops 1 foot, 6 inches above the ground level, where the gap underscores this technical feat. The steel stair runs are also attached to steel plates at the …

Oct 18, 2019 · At the west end of the MoMA Store is a new stair — called the blade stair by DS+R — and elevators that lead to the new galleries on levels 2, 4, and 5 (they are also connected to …

Oct 16, 2019 · Marking the threshold to the new expansion, the blade stair is a “palate cleanser,” according to MoMA, providing views of West 53rd Street and access to daylight.

Oct 16, 2019 · Museum visitors can look down into the store from the Night Entry, West Connector Lounge, and Blade Stair in passing. There is a dedicated street entrance, bridge, …

The most dramatic new features, one vertical and one semi-horizontal, are, respectively, the six-story Blade Stair in DS+R’s new western building, organized around a six inch-thick steel slab …

The blade stair marks the threshold to the new expansion of the museum and acts as a palette cleanser. The stair is a vibrant urban sculpture, combining a monumental physical presence …

In 2018–19, MoMA collaborated with Google Arts & Culture Lab on a project using machine learning to identify artworks in installation photos. That project has concluded, and works are …

Jan 7, 2020 · By my quick calculations, a skyscraper 50 to 60 stories tall would take care of all of MoMA’s basic needs, perhaps on top of a plinth of social spaces and an underground gallery …

Nov 19, 2019 · And rising above it all is the “blade stair”, connecting the store all the way to the fifth floor. With its cantilevering seven-foot-wide risers, each held with pins and supported …