The Denver art museum has many exhibitions in it ranging from african art to textiles to achitecture. The buildings themselves are a work of art, with varrying angles, shapes and structures. Although the project of going to an art museum (as mentioned in the book) was my original plan, i found the architecture of the building themselves way more fascinating.
The North Building was the first building of the Denver Art Museum. What I liked the most about this building was the different shaped windows. They not only affected the appearence from the outside, but also from inside. When you were walking from art piece to art piece, you could get little glimpses of the city outside. The windows also let in little slivers of light that highllighted some of the artwork.
The North Buildings younger brother, the Hamilton Building, is very different from its older counterpart, although there are some similarities. The thing I found most interesting about this building, was not how the outside appeared but how the shapes of the walls affected the inside. Becuase the walls are at odd angles both walking and observing was a whole different experience. The angles of the walls enabled the artwork such as textiles to be hung against the slanted wall. Also art pieces like Somewhere Between Naples and Denver by Betty Woodman was more easily viewed at different angles. In addition to making artwork more visable, the angled walls also added more demention to pieces by casting shadows. An example of this is Quantum Cloud XXXIII by Antony Gormley. 
As you can see, the shadow made the sculpture appear to be floating.
The North Building was the first building of the Denver Art Museum. What I liked the most about this building was the different shaped windows. They not only affected the appearence from the outside, but also from inside. When you were walking from art piece to art piece, you could get little glimpses of the city outside. The windows also let in little slivers of light that highllighted some of the artwork. Another eye catching part of the North Building was its hight, and how that was incorporated into the design. The building is very strait up and down, and becuase it is 7 stories tall, it looks almost like a modern castle. In fact the building very much reminded me of the witches castle in the Wizard of Oz.
The North Buildings younger brother, the Hamilton Building, is very different from its older counterpart, although there are some similarities. The thing I found most interesting about this building, was not how the outside appeared but how the shapes of the walls affected the inside. Becuase the walls are at odd angles both walking and observing was a whole different experience. The angles of the walls enabled the artwork such as textiles to be hung against the slanted wall. Also art pieces like Somewhere Between Naples and Denver by Betty Woodman was more easily viewed at different angles. In addition to making artwork more visable, the angled walls also added more demention to pieces by casting shadows. An example of this is Quantum Cloud XXXIII by Antony Gormley. As you can see, the shadow made the sculpture appear to be floating.One of the most important parts of design is making the different things incorporated work together. These two buildings are able to do just that because they share some similarities like strait lines, glass (windows and panels)
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