Institute for Contemporary Art, aka Markel Center, is part of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Monroe Park Campus. The ultra-modern design is also ultra-environmentally conscious, with green roofs, geothermal heating and cooling, and glass insulating walls combined with recycled metal panels.
- Name: Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU, Markel Center
- Location: 601 West Broad Street
- Year Completed: 2018
- Architect: Steven Holl Architects, BCWH Architects
- Style: Postmodern
- Wikipedia: Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond
- Institute For Contemporary Art: About: Architecture
- ARQA: Fact Sheet: The Markel Center, Home of the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU
- Architecture Richmond: Virginia Commonwealth University Institute of Contemporary Art
- Google Map
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