To me this is a nice distillation of what Piano did on the Pompidou Centre (where all the building's guts, ducts, vents, shafts, and other service devices were tacked onto the exterior instead of hidden away) but in a much quieter, somewhat more abstract way. Where the Pompidou Centre is busy on the exterior, this building feels almost like a toy. Photo 6 of 13 in Resnick Pavilion at LACMA by Aaron Britt

Resnick Pavilion at LACMA

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To me this is a nice distillation of what Piano did on the Pompidou Centre (where all the building's guts, ducts, vents, shafts, and other service devices were tacked onto the exterior instead of hidden away) but in a much quieter, somewhat more abstract way. Where the Pompidou Centre is busy on the exterior, this building feels almost like a toy.