New York Times
The Akron Art Museum was included among a group of the country’s leading museum building projects. The article stated: "Especially in some smaller cities, they [museum projects] serve as cornerstones of urban renewal…as the increasingly powerful draw of high-culture attractions is recognized."
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Chicago Tribune
"Excitement is building for new high-rises" - An article on the most anticipated architectural projects in the coming year included the Akron Art Museum.
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POL Oxygen
The article titled ">next" is focused on the most exciting international architecture projects taking shape now ("floor plans for the future"). The Akron Art Museum is included in this short list, alongside notable new building projects worldwide.
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Chicago Tribune
"Museum building boom on full display" - Akron was mentioned in an article on museum expansion projects; the Akron Art Museum was mentioned along with New York’s MoMA and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Wallpaper
The Akron Art Museum was highlighted in the 10th anniversary issue of this influential design and architecture publication. The project was featured in the "Under Construction" photo essay on "six building sites that are shaping our world." Akron was the only U.S. project included; other cities featured were Rome, Berlin, Athens and Beijing.
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Newsweek
"What Little Town Blues?" - The Akron Art Museum was noted in an article on smaller cities making bold choices with new museum projects.
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Engineering News Record
An editorial accompanying the article sited above praised the Akron Art Museum as a leading example of exciting new museum architecture, stating: "Akron, Ohio, for example, is shedding its stodgy Midwestern industrial image but staying true to its past with a new-old art museum expansion by Austrian starchitect Coop Himmelb(l)au. […] It is safe to say that there is no other museum like it - an instant landmark that helps give the city a new identity and a magnet for art lovers."
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Hinge
"Expanding Imaginations: Ohio" - The Museum was included in the "Project News" section of this Hong-Kong based international architecture and design publication.
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Contract Magazine
“Akron Innovation”—a news item announcing the project appeared in this publication dedicated to industrial design and architecture.
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Akron Beacon Journal
"Akron Art Museum to reopen May 2007 - this article announced the opening date and highlighted works from the collection that will be on view, including works by LeWitt, Salcedo and Sommer.
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Akron Beacon Journal
"Deft strokes taking shape" - A preview of the Museum’s expansion
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The Plain Dealer
"Museum project uplifting already" - A preview of the Museum’s expansion
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Metropolis
"Guggenheim Bilbao" - An article on the "Bilbao Effect" - the impact of new museum architecture on cultural tourism - listed the Akron Art Museum among the significant cultural building projects underway nationwide.
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