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| | Coop Himmelb(l)au Reinvents Akron Art Museum - 6/2/2006 - Interior Design |
 | | With 7,300 square feet of new space dedicated to changing exhibitions and 13,000 square feet for permanent collections, flexible new galleries will allow the museum to finally exhibit large-scale works, such as a site-specific wall mural by Sol LeWit that will be installed in the new lobby, where the old and new buildings are joined. |
 | | Coop Himmelb(l)au’s design for the new building hinges on three distinct elements, which include the Crystal, a three-story glass lobby and public entry space; the Gallery Box, a large, flexible exhibition space; and the Roof Cloud, a 300-foot-long cantilevered steel armature that extends over the buildings and the adjacent street. |
 | | The new addition is the first public structure in the United States designed by the Coop Himmelb(l)au, which is well known for its extensive work in Europe and was selected for the Akron project from an international competition. |
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