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The Kimbell Gamble
by Martin Filler Robert LaPrelle/Kimbell Art Museum Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, view from the northwest corner Those who undertake additions to architectural landmarks ought to abide by the famous medical principle, “first, do no harm.†Thus the best one can say of Renzo Piano’s recently unveiled plans for a 5 million expansion of Louis Kahn’s Kimbell Art Museum of 1966–1972 in …
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