Building Surprises: The Architecture of the Weisman Art Museum

Making the Weisman

Weisman: From Sketch to Building"Frank Gehry makes magic from nothing"
      -Robert Hale, Senior Associate at Gehry & Associates

The Weisman Art Museum took a long time to plan and build. How long? What do you think?

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Frank Gehry, Weisman Drawing, west facade, 1990
Weisman building photo by Katie Knight

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