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MOCA Shaping Up to be an Attention-Getter:  The Plain Dealer reports 02/04/12  ¶The new Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland in University Circle is a Rubik's Cube of a building packed with visual and spatial experiences unlike any other structure in Cleveland.  ¶ A visit to the museum-in-the-making - now on time and on budget and scheduled to open Oct. 5 - shows that MOCA is shaping up as an architectural thrill ride. 

MOCA Sets Opening Show: The Plain Dealer reports 03/05/12 "MOCA Sets Opening Show at New Building for Oct. 8."  ¶ MOCA is to announce today that its iconic building, designed by Farshid Moussavi of London, will open to the public on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, with works by a star-studded cast of 13 artists from six countries.  The goal of the opening show, entitled, "Inside Out and From the Ground Up," is to test the building as a place to see art, not as a place to contemplate architecture for its own sake.

University Circle Plan Moves Ahead: The Plain Dealer repots 03/06/12 ¶ Offices, apartments, a hub for tech companies and a 700-car garage could rise from a surface parking lot at the edge of University Circle and Little Italy starting early next year. ¶ After years of discussions, University Circle Inc. has picked a plan and developers for one of the most pivotal pieces of real estate in the dynamic Cleveland neighborhood.  The Coral Co. of Cleveland and Panzica Construction Co. of Mayfield aim to build a $100 million-plus project on 2.2 acres off Mayfield Road, north of Circle Drive. ¶ The ambitious proposal would fill a gap in a market that, though flush with hospitals, museums and schools, lacks modern office buildings to house multiple tenants and enough places for visitors and residents to park.  Name Intesa - an italian word meaning "understanding," "agreement" or "accord" - the development would be one of the largest in University Circle, where construction has flourished despite a rocky economy.