Pei (whose work includes the Louvre pyramid and Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art).
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The result was a city full of world-class bank, school and church buildings, along with a wealth of art and sculpture from designers such as I.M. The foundation covered architects’ fees for new public buildings, provided that architects came off a shortlist of renowned masters. The short version? Finnish-American architect Eliel Saarinen’s First Christian Church, groundbreaking in its day, helped inspire an executive at local Cummins Engine Company to start the Cummins Foundation Architecture Program. It kicks off with a brief run-through of how Columbus became a mid-century modern mecca. The tour lasts about two hours, but it’s enough time to give you a really good introduction to the city, its history and its architectural treasures. And if you’re going to see it, I highly recommend seeing it on the “Architecture Highlights” bus tour run through the visitors’ center. If you’re in Columbus from out of town, chances are, you came for the architecture. THINGS TO DO IN COLUMBUS INDIANA COLUMBUS INDIANA ARCHITECTURE TOUR Ready to learn what makes this city such a gem-and what to do on your own trip there? Read on! The best part is, because of Columbus’ small size, its architectural highlights are close together, and it’s easy to see them all in just one to two days. That means that for architecture, this tiny city beats out nearly everywhere else in the entire country, with the exception of just Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Washington, D.C. for architectural innovation and design, according to the American Institute of Architects. Not to be confused with Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, Indiana-a city of just 47,143 residents-ranks sixth in the U.S. It wasn’t long before we had planned an adventure to go see firsthand why it should be at the top of every architecture-lover’s bucket list!
Always down for an architecture road trip, I immediately mapped it from Chicago and texted one of my best friends, who’s an architect. Even after growing up in neighboring Illinois, I wasn’t familiar with it until one day last year when I saw it listed as one of the U.S.’ best destinations for architecture. Ever heard of Columbus, Indiana? If you haven’t, you’re not alone.
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