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I M . Pei

Rock and Roli Hall of Famę Cleveland, Ohio, 1993-95 With its pyramidal entrance atrium and projecting geometrie volumes. this structure could not bedeniedby I M Pei, yet he may not have been cntirely pleased with the interior displays. which he did not design. With its spec-tacular form and lakeside location. the Rock and Roli Hall of Famę should nonetheless draw in a considerable number of visitors.

ing, cantilevered asymmetrical volumes are too. The most evident features of the building are a 50 m high concrete tower, which serves in part to support a 35 m high triangular glass 'tent' housing the spectacular entrance volume. Indined at a 45° angle, this glazed surf ace recalls numerous other Pei buildings, including the Louvre Pyramid. In an unusual configuration, some 3,000 m² of exhibition space are situated underground, beneath the public plaża, whereas the two cantilevered volumes, a trapezoid and a drum respectively, contain a 125-seat theater and a dance area (still to be installed). A third floor cafe gives a view of the entrance volume, and the actual hall of famę is at the top of the tower in a space described by the "New York Times' as 'lugubrious.' Aside from defining the forms, Pei was not called on for the exhibition design, carried out by The Burdick Group of San Francisco. The Rock and Roli Hall of Famę is the center-piece of a $300 million development known as North Coast Harbor, which is also to contain a Science Museum and Aquarium designed by other architects.

In the West, the idea of local heritage is quite strong. Antoine Predock certainly took this into account in designing the 12,000 m² American Heritage Center in Laramie, Wyoming. The axis of the project is aligned with two summits - Medicine

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