NEW YORK (AP) — The Whitney Museum of American Art is building a striking asymmetrical new facility designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano that boasts rooftop exhibition space with views of the Hudson River and nearly double its current gallery space.
Groundbreaking for the $720 million, nine-story new museum home at the entrance of the High Line elevated park in downtown Manhattan is slated for Tuesday.
Museum officials say Piano has come up with a sculptural and contemporary design that also reflects the industrial character of its neighborhood in the Meatpacking District.
The new building is slated to open in 2015. Until then, the Whitney will remain at its …
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