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November 26, 2008, 09:48 AM ET
Florida International U. Art Museum Set to Open Friday
HOK designed this new museum building at Florida International U. (Florida International U. images)
On Friday, Florida International University will open a new, 46,000-square-foot building for its Frost Art Museum. The building was designed by HOK‘s Yann Weymouth and cost $16-million, according to the university.
The building has already received at least one enthusiastic review. Photographs show an expansive but plain curved facade broken by a jutting wedge of glass that marks the entrance. Once inside, visitors find a three-story atrium dominated by a sleek staircase.
A university Web page says the museum has nearly 10,000 square feet of display space spread across nine galleries, of which three will be reserved for the museum’s permanent collection, while the others will accommodate traveling exhibitions. Five of the galleries are illuminated by skylights. An unusual feature of the design is that it locates all of its galleries on upper floors to protect artworks in the event of hurricane-related flooding.
Also in the building are storage and conservation facilities, an auditorium, a cafe, and a museum store.
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