Identifying a wish to create some kind of emblematic building for the new city, the design of the Figge Art Museum was conceived as a monolithic glass structure that would powerfully yet simply landmark Davenport’s redeveloped waterfront.

Its architecture was based around the idea of a simple volumetric block enveloped by two layers of opaque, transparent, and translucent glass surfaces; the first layer guarantees the thermal control of the interior, while the second one acts as a screen to protect from rain and wind.

The Figge Art Museum is located on the north bank of the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. The Figge, as it is commonly known, has an encyclopedic collection and serves as the major art museum for the eastern Iowa and western Illinois region.

As Thomas Figge, a prominent banker who engineered the contribution of $13 million from the V.O. Figge and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Charitable Foundation for the $46.9 million project, explains, the museum sought an architectural expression that would be “timeless and classic.”

Mar 15, 2023 · In 2005, in Iowa, United States, the Figge Art Museum opened its doors; an orthogonal volume covered with glass panels with various treatments. Contrasting with simple, monochrome interiors,...

The Figge Art Museum is the premier art exhibition and education facility between Chicago and Des Moines. Its landmark glass building on the banks of the Mississippi, designed by British architect David Chipperfield, is home to one of the Midwest’s finest art collections, and presents world-class traveling exhibitions.

Its landmark glass building, designed by British architect David Chipperfield, is home to one of the Midwest’s finest art collections and presents world-class exhibitions, art classes, lectures, and special events that attract visitors of all ages.

The first major American building by renowned British architect David Chipperfield, the Figge Art Museum is a glass-encased building along the Mississippi River.

The Figge exhibition will include twelve renditions of architectural masterworks, including the John Hancock Building, the Empire State Building, and the St. Louis Arch.

The exterior wall system is a European rain screen design consisting of an air barrier membrane, four inches of mineral wool insulation, galvanized steel perforated panels for an insulation screen, three-foot space, and a four-sided structurally glazed open-joint glass wall system featuring horizontal fritted lines.