I know that models are no longer genteel in museum design, but then neither, thank God, is Africa.

A golden age for museum design has not been universally welcomed in the art world.

Mr. Piano said he had explored the relationship between art and nature in several museum designs.

The exhibit reflects a new notion of museum design that has gained wide acceptance over the last decade.

The new approach to museum design, though, is likely to remain dominant.

This has long been a contentious issue in museum design.

This was, more or less, the change from modern to post-modern museum design.

Another part of the program concerns exhibition and museum design.

The new museum design aims to have a small footprint, leaving most of the site as parkland and meadow.

Consider only the last 50 years of museum design.