Shaw Center for the Arts

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Schwartz/Silver

Part of an effort to revitalize downtown Baton Rouge, the Shaw Center for the Arts is a one-and-a-half-block destination that houses the Museum of Art and performing arts theaters. The channel-glass-and-aluminum-clad structure, which cantilevers over the existing historic Auto Hotel, was resilient enough to withstand Gulf hurricanes Katrina and Rita without damage. The illuminated glazed facade of the building has been referred to as the "Lantern on the Levee" because of the attention it has attracted to downtown redevelopment.

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