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A peak into Snøhetta's massive new SFMOMA

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's oculus is seen during the expansion on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in San Francisco, CA (photo by Lea Suzuki, The SF Chronicle)

The lines of the new exterior of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is contrasted with other buildings in downtown San Francisco (photo by Lea Suzuki, The SF Chronicle)

A large window with bench seating is seen though out the expansion in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (photo by Lea Suzuki, The SF Chronicle)

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art director Neal Benezra (l to r) and lead architect Craig Dykers stand in the Roberts Family gallery with the Richard Serra's sculpture 'Sequence' at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (photo by Lea Suzuki, The SF Chronicle)

The new living wall with 16,000 plants (left) and outdoor terrace is seen next to the exterior of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (photo by Lea Suzuki, The SF Chronicle)

The new staircase undergoes work at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (photo by Lea Suzuki, The SF Chronicle)

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art director Neal Benezra (l to r) and lead architect Craig Dykers stand in the Roberts Family gallery with the Richard Serra's sculpture 'Sequence' at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (photo by Lea Suzuki, The SF Chronicle)

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art director Neal Benezra (l to r) and lead architect Craig Dykers stand in the Roberts Family gallery with the Richard Serra's sculpture "Sequence" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (photo by Lea Suzuki, The SF Chronicle)