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Monday, March 21, 2005

Art Museum of Western Virginia special report


  THE ROANOKE TIMES EXCLUSIVE REPORT

 

Three-part series (published 3/20-3/22):

· Part one: A bold vision
New art museum in downtown Roanoke bids to reshape the region
· Part two: A new plan
Search yielded California visionary with Southern drawl
· Part three: The architect's vision
Randall Stout's museum design draws on mountains and valleys.

· More art museum stories

  ONLY ONLINE

 

Take a closer look at the design: 
Tour the building, hear the architect describe his work, see more photos of the design and more.

· View the interactive graphic

· Video: Constructing the new museum

· Final steel beam put into place

· See a photo gallery of the museum under construction

 

Talk:
What do you think of the new design?

" ... the new design will do nothing to enhance our downtown, if anything, it will detract from it. The building promises to stand out like an extremely sore thumb."
-- Roan77

"Stunning design. Perfect for downtown. Will this building stand out from the other structures downtown? Absolutely. Roanoke needs this."
-- Don
 

On the Web: 
· Art museum of Western Virginia
· Randall Stout Architects, Inc.


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