A decades-long dilemma had plagued the University of California, Berkeley, over what to do about its art museum. The persistent problem—involving whether to tear down and what to build—ultimately involved not one but three buildings, and as many architects. Through no fault of its own, the new Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) and opened to the public on January 31, bears the burden of that history.
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