We finally arrived, at the end of the linear park, to our destination: the museum campus, by Valencian-born Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava- who designed the eventual Spire to be built in Chicago, and the Milwaukee Art Museum addition on the lake front, with the wings.
This first building was a science building of some sort. The arching leaf type shape over the top, is completely cantilevered over the building from the point at the left. Completely. It floats over the entire building. We couldn't believe it. My friend John decided it looks like Shredder's helmet. TMNT.
See how it floats? Trust me we saw the middle too. Its floating. The whole white outside is actually glazed tiles, as well. The front looks like the prow of a ship or the glassy mouth of a whale, down at the bottom.
The bridge next to the building- Calatrava likes giant dramatic supports.
And he likes repetition. And white. These things supported the walkway overhead, sorta.
The bridges, again. Huge.
Another bridge, the famous one, behind me. And a building under construction, that looks like a whale rising out of the ocean.
Shredder in the background, the half eye just behind me. The glass on the left side of it opens up, and it really does look like an eye at night from up above, when the top half is reflected in the water.
More white, more repetition.
Over the top of the walkway was some kind of promenade, with an overhang likened to fish bones.
Just a cool picture. Huge supports for this building.
Same building from the backside.
Us taking a rest.
After this we headed back to the hostel, got dinner, and I went to watch Notre Dame-MSU (and silently celebrate at the last second with my arms in the air, around 2:30 in the morning in the hostel lobby) while everyone else went out to some bars.
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