Since the 1970s, OMA has established a reputation for pushing the boundaries of architecture—on a theoret­ical and, then, on a physical level.

For its second act, a landmark museum in London continues its tradition of inspiring awe.

Walking through Louis Kahn’s Center for British Art—where sunlight streams in from skylights, and concrete, wood, metal, and stone combine in precise yet monumental ways­—leaves one yearning for the days when museums, quite honestly, weren’t so sterile.