Since the creation of the Pompidou, Piano has been known for understatement and for creating buildings modern buildings that blend with their surroundings.
His museums in Houston and Basel, for example, are known for their innovative roof structures and use of natural light.
With this art museum, James Cuno, director of the Harvard University Art Museums, wrote in a letter to neighbors "Piano is thinking of a low facility set within a canopy of trees. This, he and we believe, will harmonize with the scale of the neighborhood."
The Harvard Influence
While it is making an effort with these new buildings to increase the architectural diversity on its campus, Harvard is certainly not in a position to need to play catch-up.
"In architectural circles Harvard had and still has a reputation for having some remarkable buildings," Marshall says.
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