The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) commissioned Santiago Calatrava to design a 58,000 square foot addition to the Museum in 1994. Since completion of the first model in 1995 and as fundraising that exceeded expectations, the Museum made a strategic decision to expand the scope of the project. Major visitor amenities, such as the south terrace and a parking garage, were added to the design, and space for the expansion was increased to 142,050 square feet to accommodate the additions.
The expansion provides a 30 percent increase in overall gallery space, from 90,000 to 117,000 square feet.موزه هنر میلواکی (مام) سفارش سانتیاگو کالاتراوا برای طراحی مربع علاوه بر 58،000 پا به موزه در سال 1994. از آنجا که تکمیل مدل برای اولین بار در سال 1995 و به عنوان جمع آوری اعانه که بیش از انتظارات ، موزه ساخته شده است یک تصمیم استراتژیک برای گسترش محدوده پروژه می باشد. امکانات بازدید کنندگان عمده ، مانند تراس جنوب و پارکینگ ، به طرح اضافه شد و فضا برای گسترش به 142،050 فوت مربع افزایش یافته بود به جای ارسال شده.
توسعه فراهم می کند 30 درصد افزایش در فضای گالری به طور کلی ، از 90،000 تا 117.000 متر مربع مساحت.

Photo: Jim Brozek
Galleria, Quadracci Pavilion

The first Calatrava designed building to be completed in the United States, the Quadracci Pavilion, incorporates both cutting-edge technology and old-world craftsmanship.

Photo: Christophe Valtin
The Reiman Bridge

Signature elements of the Calatrava design include the Reiman Bridge, a 250 foot long suspended pedestrian bridge that links downtown Milwaukee directly to the lakefront and the Museum. The bridge features a distinctive 200 foot angled mast with cables that reflects Calatrava's unique experience in bridge design throughout Europe.

Photo: Christophe Valtin

The Museum's main entrance leads into a parabolic-shaped, glass enclosed reception hall with a 90 foot ceiling. The Burke Brise Soleil, the movable, wing-like sun screen comprised of 72 steel fins, rests on top of the glass-enclosed reception hall and is raised and lowered to control both temperature and light in the structure. With fins ranging in length from 26 feet to 105 feet, the Brise Soleil wingspan spreads 217 feet at its widest point, wider than a Boeing 747-400 airplane, and weights 90 tons.

Watercolor by Santiago Calatrava

Calatrava's designs are often inspired by nature, featuring a combination of organic forms and technological innovation. The Milwaukee Art Museum expansion incorporates multiple elements inspired by the Museum's lakefront location. Among the many maritime elements in Calatrava's design are: movable steel louvers inspired by the wings of a bird; a cabled pedestrian bridge with a soaring mast inspired by the form os a sailboat and a curving single-storey galleria reminiscent of a wave.

"Rather than just add something to the existing buildings, I also wanted to add something to the lakefront. I have therefore worked to infuse the building with a certain sensitivity to the culture of the lake - the boats, the sails and the always changing landscape". Santiago Calatrava

On May 4, 2001 MAM opened the new Museum store and the 300-seat auditorium. Both spaces with furnishing by Santiago Calatrava.

September 14, 2001 will open the rest of the Quadracci Pavilion interiors including the glass-enclosed reception hall, the underground parking garage, the 100-seat cafe and the Reiman pedestrian bridge.
The Burke Brise Soleil, a movable sun screen that sits atop the reception hall, and the Cudahy Gardens will be completed by October 12, 2001.

Quadracci Pavilion Architect:
Santiago Calatrava, Spain
Quadracci Pavilion Architect of Record:
David Kahler, Milwaukee
Cudahy Gardens landscape Architect:
Dan Kiley, Boston.

Drawing courtesy MAM

Photo courtesy MAM
Eero Saarinen Architect
Milwaukee County War Memorial Center (1957)

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David Kahler Architect
The New Wing (1975)