Designed by Renzo Piano, the Menil Collection Museum in Houston first opened in 1987. Piano's design for the Cy Twombly Gallery was added in 1995.
The Cy Twombly Gallery at the Menil Collection Museum in Houston, Texas
Renzo Piano, architect. 1995
By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide
Experimental forms and a sensitivity to context guided Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano in his designs for the Menil Collection Museum in Houston.
The Cy Twombly Gallery at the Menil Collection Museum in Houston, Texas. Renzo Piano, architect. 1995
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