Terri Meyer Boake BES BArch MArch LEED AP
Associate Professor :: Associate Director :: School of Architecture :: University of Waterloo

Walker Art Center Addition

Herzon and De Meuron

Minneapolis, Minnesota


Project Information:

Design Architect: Herzon and De Meuron, Switzerland

Additional information: link



Project Images: ... March 2005 ... opening scheduled April 2005, sigh
View along front facade. The round holes in the concrete appear to be getting ready for planting?
Appears to be a balcony along the lower bar building that connects the new cube with the older masonry portion of the gallery.
And this is the same piece installed.
Supervision and document checking takes place in the midst of the site.

Street side of the gallery. Main entrance is situated uner the large grey cube.
Cutout at roof level.

Close view of the crinkly performated metal cladding.
Perforated metal cladding in the sunlight.

Rear service entrance of gallery.
Imagining this part of the gallery will look out onto a future green space at the rear of the property.
Detail of top corner.
View from across street of major "cube".
View of main facade of gallery.
Other images: From Walker Art Center website link above.
Architect's rendering of finished gallery.
Construction images.
Building section.
Building plan.

These images are for educational use only and may not be reproduced commercially without written permission. tboake@sympatico.ca

Updated March 16, 2005