Even before ground was broken, the Justice Center was mired in controversy when its initial design disappointed many officials and prompted the Plain Dealer to call it a "WPA" design. The redesign in 1973 (shown above) by renowned architect Pietro Belluschi, a leader in the Modern Movement in American architecture, added the Galleria, which connected the three buildings, and changed the external facade from glass to pink granite, satisfying officials and ending the design controversy. | Source: Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections
