Artful architecture

Nelson-Atkins Museum’s new Bloch Building brings a bold look, both inside and out
Thursday, June 7, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT; updated 2:34 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008

KANSAS CITY — On a recent Friday, surrounded by immense white walls and bathed in soft, natural light, Catherine Futter, the curator of decorative arts for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, contemplated the arrangement of a half-dozen contemporary ceramic pieces, the final collection installed in the new Bloch Building before its grand opening later this week.

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