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The New Museum was designed by SANAA Architects, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. SANAA Architects received the commission to design the New Museum in 2002 and completed it in 2007. The museum is located near the Bowery, and it is described by the architects as the "museum wanting to be there". The New Museum is a seven story building however, it is an eight level structure. Also, the museum is 175 ft above street level. The New Museum’s intended usage is to be a home for contemporary art and an incubator for new ideas. The New Museum is a combination of elegant and urban design. For example, seven rectangular boxes are placed on top of one another according to the anticipated needs and circulation patterns of the users. Following this, aluminum

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