A large double-height window-wall from Duratherm graces the entry to the museum, on the University of Minnesota’s East Bank campus. Called by some an “exploding artichoke” and by others a “tour de force,” the museum earned Gehry the Progressive Architecture Design Award in 1991.
Gallery
Weisman Art Museum
Minneapolis, MN
- Midwest
- Museums
- Fixed Frame, Swing Doors, Window Wall
- Completed: 1992
- Photo © Don Wong
Exterior: Teak (Sikkens)
Interior: Mahogany (Clear Lacquer)
Interior: Mahogany (Clear Lacquer)