This structure made our list for it's modernist beauty and position on our calm Lake Michigan lakefront. Eero Saarinen, architect of the St. Louis Arch, designed this building in the early1950's. The building, a concrete, steel, and glass cruciform floating on a pedestal, included three major components, as Saarinen described: “One is the base, which builds the mass up to the city level and contains an art museum; the second, on the city level, is the memorial court with a pool…. The court is surrounded by the polyhedron-shaped piers, which support the building and also make frames for the breathtaking views of the lake and sky. The third part is the superstructure, cantilevered outward thirty feet in three directions, which contains the meeting halls and offices of the veterans’ organizations.” Located on Veteran's Park it's a great spot to take pictures and enjoy a walk along our lakefront.