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Milwaukee Art Museum: Quadracci Pavilion [addition]
Title:
Milwaukee Art Museum: Quadracci Pavilion [addition]
Alt. Title:
Quadracci Pavilion
View:
General view, looking east over Lake Michigan, depicting Windhover Hall with the Burke Brise Soleil ("wings") up
Creators:
Santiago Calatrava Valls (Spanish architect, born 1951)
Creator:
Calatrava Valls, Santiago
Style/Period:
Postmodern; Twenty-first century
Style/Period:
Postmodern
Location:
site: Milwaukee Art Museum (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States)
Location Notes:
700 N. Art Museum Drive
City or Site:
Milwaukee
Country:
United States
GPS:
+43.0393-87.8969
Culture:
American
Date:
1997-2001 (creation)
Material:
steel; glass; concrete
Work Type:
buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums
Work Type:
art museum
Description:
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/)
View Description:
The Burke Brise Soleil is a moveable sunscreen with 217-foot wingspan which opens and closes during the operation hours of the museum.
Classification:
architecture
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); Art museums; educational; cultural
Subject:
Art museums
Image Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Vendor ID:
1A1-CS-MAM-B2
Image Filename:
1A1-CS-MAM-B2.jpg
Image ID Number:
31074
Module:
Archivision Addition Module Three
Collection:
Archivision Samples
Record created:
April 25, 2013
Last modified:
April 25, 2013
Collection Memberships
Collection | Visible |
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Archivision Samples | yes |
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