Sunday, May 17, 2009

the Modern Wing of the Art Institute






People generally don't go to Rome to see contemporary architecture. But there are a few notable examples, such as Italian architect Renzo Piano's Parco della Musica, an opera house in the north of Rome. Piano is also the architect of the new Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, which just opened to the public this month. The lines of the structure are admittedly not ones often associated with the popular notion of "Italy," but the notion of harmony and beauty with surroundings are.



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