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Completed in 1995 and designed by I.M. Pei, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is an iconic feature on Cleveland’s lakefront skyline. Begun as an organization to recognize rock and roll musicians and the significance of their music, by 1985 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was searching for a permanent home.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established on April 20, 1983, by Ahmet Ertegun, founder and chairman of Atlantic Records. After a long search for the right city, Cleveland was chosen in 1986 as the Hall of Fame's permanent home. Architect I. M. Pei designed the new museum, and it was dedicated on September 1, 1995.
Before he made this change, however, he set to work on his last major project as active partner: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Considering his work on such bastions of high culture as the Louvre and U.S. National Gallery, some critics were surprised by his association with what many considered a tribute to low ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Architect I.M. Pei designed the museum’s striking 150,000-square-foot (14,000-square-metre) glass-dominated building, an angular assemblage of geometric forms set on the shore of Lake Erie. It opened to the public in 1995.
Mar 29, 2021 · Learn about the winning design by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) for the 50,000-square-foot triangular addition to I.M. Pei's museum in Cleveland, Ohio. The project pays homage to Pei's pyramid and rock and roll's irreverence with a galvanized steel façade and a band shell.
Ahmet Ertegun (1923-2006) is considered one of the most significant figures in modern recording history. He was one of the co-founders of Atlantic Records as well as the Rock & Roll Hall of...
Like an explosive musical chord, the sculptural components reverberate out from the center. Set back in a 1.2-acre performance plaza on the roof of the main exhibition space, the building rises with eight unique floor plates of decreasing size, culminating in the Hall of Fame, a contemplative fiber optics chamber.