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I.M. Pei - The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University

By Jackie Craven, About.com

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Towered display spaces...

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, I.M. Pei and John L. Sullivan III, Lead Designers

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University

I.M. Pei and John L. Sullivan III, Lead Designers / Photo © Jackie Craven
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University has ten floors and 61,000 square feet. The exhibit spaces are stacked in a nine-level tower. By building high instead of wide, I.M. Pei and the architects in his firm were able to preserve the surrounding landscape.

Additional galleries and meeting rooms are below ground.

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