[12][13][14] The $27.2 million building on the intersection of Mayfield Road retains a similar gallery scale to past Cleveland Playhouse Complex.

[21][22] Moussavi with a budget of US$18.7 million worked alongside the American architectural firm Westlake Reed Leskosky (WRL) to create the four-storey, 34,000-square foot project.

[27][28] From the ground floor the moCa is accessible along all sides of the façade with the main entrance positioned facing east and overlooking Toby's Plaza (designed by the American architectural firm James Corner Field Operations).

[29] The project reflects the ethos of the museum and as described by Moussavi is “designed to serve as a public ‘living room’ in a cosmopolitan Cleveland neighbourhood... (acting) as a catalyst for creativity and growth for the city”.

[30] The materiality of the building translates an idea of the creative motivations of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland with Moussavi describing the reflective black stainless steel of the exterior as a decision to allow a play of sunlight and mirroring of the surrounding plaza.

[31] The designer relies on the use of reflective surfaces and shifting interior walls to create a physicalisation of the museum's multiple identities, as both gallery and event space.

[37] Additionally, there is a designated space specifically for media work and a lounge with a view of the Uptown that refers back to the importance of the structure's integration within the site.

[38] Other notable spaces include the Kohl Atrium, Gund Commons, and moCa store; all of which contribute to the 'museum's program and engagement with event hosting.

The contemporary ethos of the organisation is outlined in their 2015 – 2018 Strategic Plan and cultivates an “experience of discovery” for visitors, with an “enterprising approach” that is designed to reflect Cleveland's “cosmopolitan flair".

[43] Daily admission to the museum was made free (as of March 19, 2019) in response to their Strategic Plan and aims to foster visitor accessibility and engagement.

[57] Following Marjorie Talalay's retirement from the position, and Gary Sangster's two year directorship, Jill Snyder was installed as executive director.

[62] The moCa is facilitated by a team of six curators; Courtenay Finn, Kate Montlack, Ray Juaire, Eli Gfell, La Tanya Autry, Thea Spittle.

[64] In the early stages of its existence, The New Gallery has attracted works by artists in the likes of Christo, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein.