General information
TypeOffice, Retail, Event Hall, Museum (formerly)
Location255 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202[1]
Construction started1969
Completed1970
OwnerMCA Center
Technical details
Floor count15
Lifts/elevators4
Design and construction
Architect(s)Harry Weese

The Formica Building is a mixed-use building in Cincinnati, Ohio.

History

The building opened in 1970 and was designed by Chicago architect Harry Weese, perhaps best known for designing the Metro stations in Washington, D.C. The building contains both an office tower and arcade connecting Fourth Street with Fifth Street as well as providing access to the Cincinnati's Skywalk. The building originally contained the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) and at the time, was the largest exhibition venue devoted to contemporary art in the United States. Prior to moving to the Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in 2003, the CAC featured work by noteworthy artists such as Robert Morris, Jennifer Bartlett and Maya Angelou.

Until recently, the space formerly known as the Contemporary Arts Center has remained vacant. Recognizing the need for a unique venue in downtown Cincinnati, MCA Center worked with Cincinnati designers to reinvent the space's identity as The Center.

See also

References

  1. "Formica Building". Retrieved October 27, 2011.

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