“With its north-facing view of Millennium Park and a stack of roof-level sunshades that will filter the daylight entering the Modern Wing’s third-floor galleries, Piano’s design opens up a type of building that is typically an introverted treasure box. While that may satisfy Piano’s desire to make the Modern Wing transparent and contemporary, as opposed to the museum’s original Beaux-Arts building, it has necessitated… a ‘healthy conversation’ among [architect Renzo] Piano, his staff and the museum’s curators.”