TY - BOOK AU - Davies,Hugh Marlais AU - Farrell,Anne AU - Venturi,Robert AU - Onorato,Ronald J. TI - Learning from La Jolla: Robert Venturi remakes a museum in the precinct of Irving Gill SN - 0934418470 : AV - N737.2 .D38 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - [San Diego] PB - Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego KW - Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego KW - History KW - Venturi Scott Brown and Associates KW - Criticism and interpretation KW - Art museums KW - California KW - San Diego KW - Design and construction KW - San Diego (Calif.) KW - Buildings, structures, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) N2 - In 1996, the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego reopened its La Jolla facility after an expansion and renovation designed by well-known architect Robert Venturi, and his firm, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates. This book documents this monumental design with full color photographs, and is the first to examine the nearly 100-year history of the museum's site. It also features interviews with the architect by the museum's curator ER -