MoMA to open this fall.

The Museum of Modern midtown Manhattan building will reopen to the public in November, after undergoing most extensive rebuilding and renovation project in its 75-year history.

Architect Yoshio Taniguchi has created a sublime design that integrates new construction with historic renovation to provide tha ideal context for the collection of modern and contemporary art. Kohn Pedersen Fox served as Executive Architect on the project. AMEC Construction Management is the construction manager for the $858 million project.

The new Museum of Modern Art nearly doubles the capacity of the former building, encompassing approximately 630,000 s/f of new and renovated space on six floors.

The total exhibition space of the Museum is projected to increase from 85,000 to 125,000 s/f, with galleries clustered around a soaring 110-foot-tall atrium that brings natural light into the building and provides glimpses of the cityscape beyond.

The new building engages the public with a 12,400-s/f lobby that connects 53rd and 54th streets and provides two major entrances to the Museum. The renovated facade on 53rd Street links MaMA's past with its future in a street-level panorama of MaMA's architectural history, while an entirely new design on 54th Street provides another public entrance through a serene and unified facade.

Taniguchi's design weaves the building into the urban fabric of New York and reflects the vitality of the city, presenting a unique solution to the density and complexity of a midtown Manhattan site. The design combines abundant natural light with materials such as glass, granite, and aluminum to create an elegant structure notable for its shifting perspectives and visual surprise.