zaha hadid: broad art museum nearing completion

‘eli and edythe broad art museum’ by zaha hadid architects, east lansing, michigan, USA
all images courtesy of the broad art museum

construction for the ‘eli and edythe broad art museum‘ on the campus of the michigan state university
in east lansing, michigan designed by london-based practice zaha hadid architects is nearing completion.
set to open on april 21, 2012, the galleries will be dedicated to international contemporary culture and
ideas through art. the opening exhibits will feature acquired works from the founders, eli and edythe broad.

see designboom’s coverage of this project’s early design phases here.

construction reaching ground level

broad museum construction from the air on jan. 13, 2011
image © john sullivan aerial associates photography

subgrade levels

steel and concrete structure

steel framing

beginning to enclose the facade

beginning to enclose the facade

facade enclosure

entrance

ready for the stainless steel pleating

elevation

glass installation

installation of stainless steel pleats

entrance

(left) detail of pleats
(right) insulation

view from adjacent avenue

groundbreaking in march 2010
eli broad, edyth broad, architect zaha hadid, michigan gov. jennifer
granholm, msu president lou anna simon, and members of the msu board of trustees

a view of the planned eli and edythe broad art museum from the northwest
image courtesy of zaha hadid architects