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| USA, Wisconsin, Milwaukee : Milwaukee Art Museum
Seen as a complete folly by some local Milwaukee residents, this is one of the most captivating contemporary buildings.
With the Quadracci Pavilion, the boundaries between engineering, sculpture and architecture have simply disappeared.
If any Calatrava building deserves the description of ‘poetry in motion’, the Quadracci Pavilion is certainly it.
The Quadracci Pavilion is Calatrava’s first building in the US.
Its objective was not simply to increase space for the Milwaukee Art Museum, but to create a new image for the museum, and by extension for the city of Milwaukee.
Although the suspension bridge connecting the pavilion to the city of Milwaukee is spectacular in its own right,
the central hallway with the Burke brise soleil wings that open and close are really the centerpiece of the building
Outside, you can argue whether you think it was inspired by the wings of a bird or by the sails of a boat – but it really doesn’t matter.
The interior of the building is deceptively simple with shapes, details and finishes repeating themselves over and over – right into the parking garage underneath. But the shapes are organic and powerful and change continuously depending on your perspective.
Standing at the end of the entrance hall, you almost feel like you are floating above the lake.
The display cabinets in the Museum Shop and the chairs in the Auditorium were also designed by Calatrava and show repeats of the same shapes. | |
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