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On December 10, 1997, the Milwaukee Art Museum began construction on the addition Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava designed to carry the Museum into the next millennium. The bold Quadracci Pavilion opened in 2001 to rave reviews and was adopted as an icon of Milwaukee. The project included a grand hall, new exhibition galleries, and an ...
Mar 24, 2022 · Jim Piwoni knows that his favorite Milwaukee building is an obvious one, but as the managing architect with American Design Inc. on the East Side, he appreciates the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Quadracci Pavilion in ways others don’t. His admiration starts with something few non-architects would even consider.
Background video description: Various vignettes of the Milwaukee Art Museum campus experience show what it’s like to visit and what guests can expect to see throughout the space—from the white, modern Calatrava building facing Lake Michigan, a child eagerly running toward the entrance off of the Reiman Bridge, and a guest taking in the expanse of Windover Hall to a group of friends ...
Sep 20, 2022 · By Bobby Tanzilo Senior Editor/Writer Published Sep 20, 2022 at 9:01 AM. When Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava was hired to design an addition for the Milwaukee Art Museum in ...
1994, Spanish architect, artist, and engineer Santiago Calatrava (b. 1951) was chosen to design an addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum, his first building in the United States. The Quadracci Pavilion opened in October 2001, blending cutting-edge technology with Milwaukee’s strong artisan tradition. Calatrava’s unprecedented design responds to
Milwaukee Art Museum The graceful Quadracci Pavilion is a sculptural, postmodern addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum completed in 2001, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The 142,050-square-foot structure was completed in 2001 and houses a grand reception hall, an auditorium, large exhibition space, store, café, and parking garage.
Construction began in 1955, supervised by Milwaukee architects Maynard W. Meyer & Associates. Eero Saarinen’s innovative design for the War Memorial Center was influenced by the abstract geometry of modern French architect Le Corbusier. Saarinen incorporated many of Le Corbusier’s ideas: lifting the bulk of a building off the ground on ...
