Extension of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta
Originally erected in 1926, the museum has undergone a number of extensions (the last by Richard Meier in 1983). Renzo Piano’s comprehensive reorganization now adds three new buildings, creating a “village for the arts”, the central urban element of which is a plaza flanked by the old and new structures. Two of the new buildings are for exhibition purposes and are linked via glazed pedestrian bridges with the refurbished wing of Richard Meier’s tract. The third structure by Piano houses the administration. At 29,000 m², the museum area has been more than doubled.
