The Pulitzer Arts Foundation at 3716 Washington Boulevard in St. Louis was designed by Tadao Ando. It was his first freestanding public building in the United States. Emily Rauh Pulitzer and her late husband, Joseph Pulitzer Jr., planned it to show their collection. It opened in 2001 after about ten years of planning and four of construction. The article names no style.
Ando used concrete cast on site and emphasized natural light and water. Ellsworth Kelly's Blue Black, a 28-foot wall sculpture, hangs in the main gallery under a skylight. Richard Serra's Joe, a Cor-Ten steel spiral, stands in the western courtyard.
A 2014 expansion reopened the building on May 1, 2015, growing public space from about 6,800 to 10,400 square feet. It shows temporary exhibitions and does not collect. Admission is free. The article gives no hours.
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