In its September issue Condé Nast Traveler selected an "Iconic Building" for 12 architects. Included was Santiago Calatrava and of his 35 buildings the magazine selected the Milwaukee Art Museum as his "Iconic Building."
"We mapped out every single public structure built by the 12 architects whose visions have transformed not only whole cities but also where, and why, we travel," the magazine wrote.
Joining the Milwaukee Art Museum in the world's 12 icon buildings in the last two decades are:
- Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
- 30th St. Mary Ave., London
- Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
- Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati
- Tate Museum, London
- Seattle Public Library
- Denver Art Museum extension
- Getty Center, Los Angeles
- Cultural and Congress Center, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
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