all images courtesy preston scott cohen preston-scott-cohen- tel-aviv-museum-of-art-complete.html
entry elevation
rear elevation
side of the museum set amidst an urban backdrop
aerial view of museum
illuminated from inside
triangulated concrete panel detail
entry at night
(left) escalator leading to galleries (right) base of central atrium
(left) central atrium 'lightfall' (right) escalator
views of central atrium
view through to central atrium from upper levels
upper level gallery
overlook into atrium
gallery
gallerygallery
library
temporary exhibit gallery
project info: size: 195,000 square feet (18,500 square meters), built on a triangular footprint of approximately 48,500 square feet (4,500 square meters) cost: 45 million USD (estimated) leadership: mordechai omer, director and chief curator, tel aviv museum of art architect: preston scott cohen, inc., cambridge, massachusetts, preston scott cohen, principal key dates: architectural competition 2003, design development and construction documents , groundbreaking 2007, opening october 2011 principal spaces: israeli art galleries 18,500 square feet architecture and design galleries 7,200 square feet drawings and prints galleries 2,500 square feet temporary exhibitions gallery 9,000 square feet photography study center 3,700 square feet art library 10,000 square feet auditorium 7,000 square feet restaurant 3,200 square feet offices 2,700 square feet principal materials: pre-cast reinforced concrete (facades), cast-in-place concrete (lightfall), glass, and steel (structural frame)