The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, is quite an interesting bit of architecture. CAC is Zaha Hadid’s first built project here in the United States, construction being completed in 2003. Hadid is noted with another first, the CAC is the first major project to go up in the declining downtown. Upon entering the center you will notice that the sidewalk becomes the “urban carpet” of the interior space and extends into a wall. If you have young children, don’t be afraid to take them along, they’ll enjoy running up the curvature that creates continuity from the floor to wall. Be sure to take a look at the stair leading to the lower level as well. It is interesting to say the least but I ‘ll leave the rest as a surprise. I would put this on your list of places to visit, hands down. 9.7/10
Contemporary Arts Center
44 East 6th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
United States
It was a secret known to few Cincinnatians and to virtually no one outside of the Cincinnati Art Museum.
For decades, a spectacular trove of more than 800 antique musical instruments languished - untouched, neglected and forgotten - in storage throughout the museum’s meandering…
Mural, Cincinnati Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio
by huginDetail of one of the huge murals in the main hall of the old Union Terminal, which now serves as center of a museum complex.
