Michigan State University breaks ground on art museum

From The Detroit Free Press: Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid came to Michigan State University to break ground on what promises to be one of the state’s boldest works of architecture. That Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum on MSU’s East Lansing campus will be a $45 million home for contemporary art that will open in late 2011 or early 2012. Hadid’s design was chosen in early 2008 during a competition o craft a signature architectural destination as well as a great home for art. The three-level, 46,000–square-foot building will be adjoined by an expansive outdoor sculpture garden and by a large pedestrian plaza.