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Acclaimed Swiss architect Mario Botta designed the SFMOMA, which at 225,000-square-feet is the largest venue in the western United States for the exhibition of modern art. Brick-clad with zebra bands of granite, the structure recalls Moorish architecture and the Romanesque buildings of Botta’s native region of Ticino, Switzerland.
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Comments (3)
I just don't get it. I live here and personally love the museum. But the building itself gets way too much praise. It's boring, symetrical, doesn't fit in with the surroundings, etc. It has "1990's" written all over it.
Posted by Merch | February 13, 2007 3:42 PM
Posted on February 13, 2007 15:42
I found the museum the first where my friends and I could walk around and enjoy all of its art without being bored and exhausted. It's the most comfortable museum I've ever enjoyed.
Posted by Guy C. Taylor | February 13, 2007 8:30 PM
Posted on February 13, 2007 20:30
I loved the play of light and shadow in the building. I went to see an exhibit which included toast. toast they wouldn't let me photograph. the building was worth the trip.
Posted by Liz Murray | March 16, 2007 12:26 AM
Posted on March 16, 2007 00:26