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From certain places inside the museum, one's attention is
drawn to the courtyard the building shares with the Pulitzer
Foundation. In the courtyard one notices the subtle differences
between the two buildings. Ando's building is an assemblage
of parallel concrete walls, the opposite of Cloepfil's, for
example. Richard Serra's steel sculpture, "Joe",
unites the two compositions, itself a strong contrast to the
two buildings in form (circular vs. orthogonal) and color/material
(rusted steel vs. gray concrete). It's also in the courtyard
that one sees the potential of the two building to attract
people and act together towards creating the cultural soul
of the city.
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