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TYPE: Museums/ Libraries/ Galleries
NASCAR Hall of Fame

Latvian National Library

Macau Science Center

Public Farm One

Museum of Islamic Art

Newseum and Freedom Forum

Suzhou Museum

Baseball Hall of Fame

Las Vegas Springs Preserve

William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center

New York Hall of Science Addition

National Constitution Center

Simon Wiesenthal New York Tolerance Center

Temporary Exhibitions Building at The German Historical Museum

Gagosian Gallery

Miho Museum & Bridge

The Flynt Center of Early New England Life

Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Seattle Art Museum

Portland Museum of Art

Uris Library, Cornell University

Corning Museum of Glass


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William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center

Little Rock, AR

In response to Bill Clinton’s desire to “put things in the light”, the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center will be a vibrant place, accessible, highly visible and mutable. The main building takes the form of a glass bridge symbolizing President Clinton’s theme of “Building a Bridge to the 21st Century.”

This project is a 27.7-acre riverside center which includes a University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, a park and a 5,000-sf (465-m) penthouse. The project features a sleek, glass-box museum and banquet hall for 400, and includes a glass-enclosed bridge that spans 420-ft (128 m). The building’s transparency and day lit spaces are designed to serve as very public invitations. This presidential center includes a new public park, as well. The building has received a LEED Silver Rating.
Client:
William Jefferson Clinton Foundation

Architect:
The Polshek Partnership

Location:
Little Rock, AR

Gross Floor Area:
165,000 sf / 15,330 sm

Bridge Span:
420 ft / 128 m

Awards:
Gold Award, 2006, ACEC New York
Honor Award, 2005, AIA New York Chapter