Architect:

Tadao Ando

Completion:

2001

Description:

More of a place of contemplation and meditation than a museum, the Pulitzer Foundation of the Arts attempts to reinvigorate a downtown area of St. Louis, along with its neighbor the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAMSTL).

Ando designed a small and intimate building, working around two site-specific artworks, one by Ellsworth Kelly (inside) and one by Richard Serra (outside). A series of parallel concrete walls defines the composition, which shares a courtyard with CAMSTL.

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Address:

3716 Washington Boulevard

St. Louis, MO 63108

314.754.1850

Map/Directions/Info:

The building is located at 3716 Washington Boulevard, between Grand Boulevard and Spring Avenue.

Bus: Need bus info.

The Foundation is open to the public on Wednesdays from Noon-5pm and Saturdays from 10am-4pm. Tours are available at 2pm on these days.

Nearby:

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Other buildings by architect:

Ando Gallery

Collezione

Eychaner/Lee House

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Morimoto NYC

Links:

The Pulitzker Foundation for the Arts

Contemporary-Pulitzer Blog

Design Observer