San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
San Angelo, Texas

Date: 1999 Size: 26,000 s.f.

The double sloping copper roof has been a source of great public interest and discourse. Was it inspired by a Conestoga frontier wagon, a windswept plain, a saddle or something as odd as a well-known regional bottle of picante sauce? The distinct shape and the ensuing discussion created a lively debate about the addition to the cultural arts district. It has been identified as a building so iconic and representative of the spirit of the arts and the community that its profile has become one of the symbols for the entire city as documented by its appearance on the local phone book just after completion.