How do you transform a classical museum without dramatically altering the existing architecture? Frank Gehry and the hardworking crew at Gehry Partners have chosen to remove a few walls and increase the amount of natural and artificial lighting, creating a stronger visual connection between previously closed-off reception halls and the gallery spaces, as these before and after photos demonstrate:
The $196 million "Core Project" should be completed by about 2020, and will add 90,000 square feet to the public, including 23,000 square feet of new gallery space. After the Gehry Plan is completed, the galleries will have grown by an additional 55,000 square feet, for a total of 78,000 square feet.
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Am I correct in assuming that this image, of what appears to be a temporary/after-the-fact installed accessibility ramp, is used to illustrate one of the reasons why this project is needed?
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