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American Architecture Award to Akron Art MuseumWhile construction on the Akron Art Museum's expansion project continues, the new building has already attracted international attention.
The design for the new facility has been selected for a prestigious 2005 American Architecture Award presented by The Chicago Athenaeum : Museum of Architecture and Design.
The new Akron Art Museum, designed by architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au of Vienna, is among 33 projects selected for this year's honor, and one of only three projects selected that is led by a foreign architectural firm.
The Chicago Athenaeum founded The American Architecture Awards in 1997 in an effort to draw significant international attention to new buildings and planning projects being built and designed in the U.S.
Since its inception, The American Architecture Awards has quickly become the nation's most prestigious awards program for new commercial, institutional and residential design showcasing the most important architectural firms working in America today.
"As a modern art museum, the Akron Art Museum is committed to celebrating innovation in design," said Fred Bidwell, the Akron Art Museum's capital campaign co-chair and chair of the architect selection committee.
"And as a city that has long been a center of international business, Akron is rightly entering the 21st century with
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