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Article: War Memorial Center needs a lift
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 7, 1999
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Santiago Calatrava's stunning addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum
is far from complete. But excitement over the addition has
overshadowed the once-striking piece of architecture immediately to
the north, the War Memorial Center. Milwaukee must not let its
Memorial Center become a poor stepsister.
Designed by another world-class architect, Eero Saarinen, the
Memorial Center, umbilically attached to the Art Museum, is a
landmark. Since 1957, it has sharply defined the lakefront as well as
Milwaukee's gratitude to its veterans, whose sacrifices will be
commemorated on Veterans Day Thursday.
But 42 years has taken its toll. The windows leak energy; in a
hard rain, water pours in. The ...