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Museum · Deconstructivism

Akron Art Museum (Knight Building)

Helmut SwiczinskybyCoop Himmelb(l)au (Wolf D. Prix)See all 8 buildings →Akron, United States ↗

2007

Key featuresOpened 2007: a three-storey glass 'Crystal' lobby, a 'Gallery Box' and a 327 ft cantilevered 'Roof Cloud'.

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Architect
Coop Himmelb(l)au (Wolf D. Prix)
Place
Akron, United States
Year
2007
Typology
Museum
Movement
Deconstructivism
Region
Americas

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