The most current rendering of the planned film academy museum. (©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/© Studio Pali Fekete architects/©A.M.P.A.S.)

A few minutes after sitting down to talk with Renzo Piano in his large, airy Paris studio Tuesday, I asked the architect about the progress of the film museum he is designing for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wilshire Boulevard.

"The academy?" he asked. "Ha. The academy is a good story.

"Look, I know you don't like that scheme," referring to my recent coverage of the design.

"I don't think it will be that bad," he said with typical self-deprecation. "Actually, I'm struggling to do something good."...Continue Reading

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