When he presented his plans for the Hirshhorn, Bunshaft described the building as “a piece of sculpture,” its curving concrete ... Museum, designed by Gordon Bunshaft, opened its doors, the ...

But the museum also stood out as an eccentric art institution far from the cultural nuclei of New York and Los Angeles — down to the structure, a seamless concrete ouroboros that has vexed curators.

Great Hall—the oldest part of the New ... high concrete walls, the Great Hall is the largest structure of its kind in the world. While the blue-lit room resembles a temple, the museum's 400 ...

Exposed to hurricane storm surges, wind and seawater, the crystalline concrete waterproofing ... Salvador Dalí Museum Director Hank Hine pointed out, “The new museum is a distinguished ...