zaha hadid: broad art museum nearing completion
<p>enclosed with a pleated stainless steel facade, this contemporary structure immersed within the traditional brick gothic campus is nearing completion in east lansing, michigan.</p>
‘eli and edythe broad art museum’ by zaha hadid architects, east lansing, michigan, USA
all images courtesy of the broad art museum
construction for the ‘eli and edythe broad art museum‘ on the campus of the michigan state university
in east lansing, michigan designed by london-based practice zaha hadid architects is nearing completion.
set to open on april 21, 2012, the galleries will be dedicated to international contemporary culture and
ideas through art. the opening exhibits will feature acquired works from the founders, eli and edythe broad.
see designboom’s coverage of this project’s early design phases here.
construction reaching ground level
broad museum construction from the air on jan. 13, 2011
image © john sullivan aerial associates photography
subgrade levels
steel and concrete structure
steel framing
beginning to enclose the facade
beginning to enclose the facade
facade enclosure
entrance
ready for the stainless steel pleating
elevation
glass installation
installation of stainless steel pleats
entrance
(left) detail of pleats
(right) insulation
view from adjacent avenue
groundbreaking in march 2010
eli broad, edyth broad, architect zaha hadid, michigan gov. jennifer
granholm, msu president lou anna simon, and members of the msu board of trustees
a view of the planned eli and edythe broad art museum from the northwest
image courtesy of zaha hadid architects
