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We went to Milwaukee Art Museum on 4 Sep 2003, mainly for the Quadracci Pavillion, an addtion to the existing museum building(s), designed by Santiago Calatrava and is his first US project.
The Quadracci Pavallion is right beside Lake Michigan which serves as a good natural setting when the building's gesture reminds you of "the tail of a whale" or a boat (look from the lake side.)
One of the most amazing features of Quadracci Pavillion is the sunscreen (the "whale-tail" part) which provides shade to the interior of the museum and would be lowered and "expand/rise" again at noon.
There's an exhibition INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH DESIGN- How Brooks Stevens Shaped Your World going on when we visited. I couldn't take photos of exhibition, but you could see the picture of one of the most famous Brooks Stevens' creations- Oscar Mayer Wienermobile below.
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