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    Coop Himmelb(l)au Art in Akron

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    The 327-foot "Roof Cloud" is cantilevered beyond the building in all directions.
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    The new main entrance, into the museum addition.
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    Inside the new glass-and-steel lobby, the original museum wing is visible.
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    Looking toward the new lobby from the post office building.
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    The much larger new wing connects with the post office building with minimal disruption of its historic facade.
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    Near their point of connection, the new building takes basic massing cues from its older neighbor.
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    A rear exit and stair connects new museum galleries to a plaza below.
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    Front and side overview of the new wing of Akron Art Museum.
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    Welty Building Company Ltd. of Akron -- construction manager

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