2. all images courtesy preston scott cohen http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/17296/ preston-scott-cohen- tel-aviv-museum-of-art-complete.html

3. entry elevation

4. rear elevation

5. side of the museum set amidst an urban backdrop

6. aerial view of museum

7. illuminated from inside

8. triangulated concrete panel detail

9. entry at night

10. (left) escalator leading to galleries (right) base of central atrium

11. (left) central atrium 'lightfall' (right) escalator

12. views of central atrium

13. view through to central atrium from upper levels

14. upper level gallery

15. overlook into atrium

16. gallery

17. gallerygallery

18. library

19. temporary exhibit gallery

20. 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 2005-06, 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)