The Des Moines Art Center

The Des Moines Art Center, located at Myron and Jacqueline Blank Parkway, Des Moines, Iowa 50312, United States, was designed by Eliel Saarinen and completed in 1948. The building features low stone masses that hug the ground, with a courtyard focusing on a reflecting pool and views extending to Greenwood Park. The exterior walls are constructed with rough-cut Lannon stone, laid in a random pattern, and the building's mass encloses a dramatic courtyard. (desmoinesartcenter.org)