Will Bruder and I agreed the other day that this is possibly the best building in the midwest: The Walker Art Center
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one of the incredible custom materials in this project, the custom pixel patterned concrete floor
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custom stamped perforated metal facade
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The facade wraps under the floating building, and the gift shop sits below it. Interesting!
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A view through the thick facade.
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The super ornamental, almost postmodern decorative soffit.
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Glass chandeliers that look like ice. Appropriate for Minnesota.
Outside the Walker is the Minneapolis sculpture garden, which includes an incredible fish sculpture by Frank Gehry (within a greenhouse)
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Images by Jonathan Choe