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Archinect's critical round-up for the new Renzo Piano-designed Whitney Museum

The new Piano-designed home of the Whitney Museum, as seen from across the Hudson River. Credit: Timothy Schenck via the Whitney Museum of American Art The new building at night. Credit: Timothy Schenck via the Whitney Museum of American Art The building's southeast corner in Dec. 2014. Credit: Ed Lederman via the Whitney Museum of American Art The new museum's southern façade, from Gansevoort St. Credit: Ed Lederman via the Whitney Museum of American Art The building's eastern face is adjacent to the High Line. Credit: Ed Lederman via the Whitney Museum of American Art The Whitney under construction from above. Credit: Timothy Schenck via the Whitney Museum of American Art Exterior staircases during construction in Dec. 2014. Credit: Credit: Timothy Schenck via the Whitney Museum of American Art The north side of the building, as seen from the High Line. Credit: Timothy Schenck via the Whitney Museum of American Art A view of the new building from the High Line. Credit: Timothy Schenck via the Whitney Museum of American Art

The building's eastern face is adjacent to the High Line. Credit: Ed Lederman via the Whitney Museum of American Art

The building's eastern face is adjacent to the High Line. Credit: Ed Lederman via the Whitney Museum of American Art