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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Milwaukee Art Museum (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States)en_US
dc.coverage.temporal1997-2001 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorCalatrava Valls, Santiagoen_US
dc.date1997-2001en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-19T19:00:56Z
dc.date.available2013-02-19T19:00:56Z
dc.date.issued1997-2001en_US
dc.identifier191316en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1323en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/98596
dc.descriptionContext view, looking southeast over the north plaza, depicting relationship to Lake Michigan; The graceful Quadracci Pavilion is a sculptural, postmodern addition designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Highlights of the building are the magnificent cathedral-like space of Windhover Hall, with a vaulted 90-foot-high glass ceiling; the Burke Brise Soleil, a moveable sunscreen with a 217-foot wingspan that unfolds and folds twice daily; and the Reiman Bridge, a pedestrian suspension bridge that connects the Museum to the city. The structure incorporates both cutting-edge technology and old-world craftsmanship. The hand-built structure was made largely by pouring concrete into one-of-a-kind wooden forms. The Museum's signature wings, the Burke Brise Soleil, form a moveable sunscreen with a 217-foot wingspan. The brise soleil is made up of 72 steel fins, ranging in length from 26 to 105 feet. The entire structure weighs 90 tons. It takes 3.5 minutes for the wings to open or close. Sensors on the fins continually monitor wind speed and direction; whenever winds exceed 23 mph for more than 3 seconds, the wings close automatically. Source: Milwaukee Art Museum; http://www.mam.org/ (accessed 5/30/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumsteel; glass; concreteen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary (1960 to present)en_US
dc.subjectArt museumsen_US
dc.subjecteducationalen_US
dc.subjectculturalen_US
dc.subjectPostmodernen_US
dc.subjectTwenty-first centuryen_US
dc.titleMilwaukee Art Museum: Quadracci Pavilion [addition]en_US
dc.title.alternativeQuadracci Pavilionen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-CS-MAM-A2en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypeart museumen_US
dc.contributor.displaySantiago Calatrava Valls (Spanish architect, born 1951)en_US


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