Shedding new light on a pair of maligned projects.

The article comments on Renzo Piano's new Broad Contemporary Art Museum building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). A critic has complained about the poor quality of the light in the Broad's skylit top-floor gallery, but the author thinks the lights are spectacular. The Broad's top-flo...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Architectural Record Vol. 196; no. 4; pp. 53 - 54
Main Author:	Campbell, Robert
Format:	Editorial
Published:	BNP Media Apr2008
Subjects:	Art museum design & construction Museum building design & construction Piano, Renzo, 1937- Los Angeles (Calif.) California
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Summary:	The article comments on Renzo Piano's new Broad Contemporary Art Museum building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). A critic has complained about the poor quality of the light in the Broad's skylit top-floor gallery, but the author thinks the lights are spectacular. The Broad's top-floor gallery is high, wide, spacious, and filled to the farthest corner with a bright, calm, ambient light.