all images courtesy preston scott cohen

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entry elevation entry elevation

rear elevation rear elevation

side of the museum set amidst an urban backdropside of the museum set amidst an urban backdrop

aerial view of museumaerial view of museum

illuminated from inside illuminated from inside

triangulated concrete panel detailtriangulated concrete panel detail

entry at nightentry at night

((leftleft) ) escalator leading to galleries escalator leading to galleries (right) base of central atrium

((leftleft) ) central atrium 'lightfall' central atrium 'lightfall' ((rightright) ) escalator escalator

views of central atrium views of central atrium

view through to central atrium from upper levelsview through to central atrium from upper levelsview through to central atrium from upper levelsview through to central atrium from upper levels

upper level gallery

overlook into atrium

gallery

gallery gallery gallery gallery

library

temporary exhibit gallery temporary exhibit gallery

project info:

size: 195,000 square feet (18,500 square meters), built on a triangular footprint of approximately 48,500 square feet (4,500 square meters)cost: 45 million USD (estimated)leadership: mordechai omer, director and chief curator, tel aviv museum of artarchitect: preston scott cohen , inc., cambridge, massachusetts, preston scott cohen, principalkey dates: architectural competition 2003, design development and construction documents 2005-06, groundbreaking 2007, opening october 2011

principal spaces: israeli art galleries 18,500 square feetarchitecture and design galleries 7,200 square feetdrawings and prints galleries 2,500 square feettemporary exhibitions gallery 9,000 square feetphotography study center 3,700 square feetart library 10,000 square feetauditorium 7,000 square feetrestaurant 3,200 square feetoffices 2,700 square feetprincipal materials: pre-cast reinforced concrete (facades), cast-in-place concrete (lightfall), glass, and steel (structural frame)