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May 4, 2022 · Calatrava says that Finnish American architect Eero Saarinen’s design of the original museum building inspired his work, as did the topography of the city and Wisconsinite Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie-style architecture. Calatrava’s hope was to design a structure that would be viewed as a watershed project and a catalyst for other ...
Mar 24, 2022 · An Architect’s Guide to the Milwaukee Art Museum. Look at this iconic Milwaukee landmark through the eyes of an expert. BY Archer Parquette. 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 ...
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.
