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A long ramp connects between Millennium Park and the Modern Wing's upper-floor terrace.
Photo: Charles G. Young, Interactive Design Eight Architects (IDEA)/ Courtesy Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) Extra Large Image

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The north facade of the Modern Wing's main pavilion is divided into three large bays by thick limestone-clad walls.
Photo: Charles G. Young, IDEA/ Courtesy AIC Extra Large Image

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In this gallery, building services are integral with the narrowly spaced floor joists, suggesting definition while providing considerable spatial flexibility.
Photo: Dave Jordano/ Courtesy AIC Extra Large Image

A neutral material palette was used in the Modern Wing gallery spaces.
Photo: Dave Jordano/ Courtesy AIC Extra Large Image

Second-floor plan drawing of the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Image: Renzo Piano Building Workshop Extra Large Image

Third-floor plan drawing of the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Image: Renzo Piano Building Workshop Extra Large Image

North-south section drawing of the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, looking east.
Image: Renzo Piano Building Workshop Extra Large Image

A beautifully rational system of steel joists and purlins supports the louvers atop the Modern Wing.
Photo: Dave Jordano/ Courtesy AIC Extra Large Image

Gallery space with a view of Millennium Park and the Pritzker Pavilion, and downtown Chicago beyond.
Photo: Dave Jordano/ Courtesy AIC Extra Large Image

A steel-and-glass stair, suspended from the ceiling above, hangs adjacent to the Griffin Court foyer, overlooking an interior courtyard behind the Modern Wing's gallery pavilion.
Photo: Steve Silverman Extra Large Image