butler institute of american art - west wing addition | youngstown, oh
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
STUDIO: BSHM
SIZE: 27,000 SF
In 1917, the Industrialist, Joseph Butler commissioned
McKim Mead and White to design a gallery for this
collection of American Art. In 1939, two wings were added to
the rectangular parti and in 1967 second floors were added
to the wings.
The parti for the West Wing was the logical completion of
the existing gallery circulation. The courtyard was
excavated to provide for vault and registrar space, above it
a two-story skylight covered court was constructed. The
court is closed on the west by a two-story gallery and stair on axis
with the court. The mass of the west wing is a counter balance to the original east gallery and is clad in white marble like the
original.
AWARDS
- 1988 AIA Eastern Ohio Design Honor Award
- 1991 AIA Ohio Honorable Mention
