Featuring an abstract, calligraphic design that snakes across a glass facade, the two-story structure in Far Rockaway seeks to honor the rapidly changing neighborhood.
Featuring a soaring entrance atrium and 16,700 square feet of gallery space, the new Hawks Pavillion harmonizes with the museum's original Art Deco building and a 1994 wing by Norman Foster.
The revamped museum is located at Palais de Chaillot, a building whose multiple transformations over the years shows that "adaptive reuse" is hardly a new concept.