The Whitney Museum extension building, located in the Meatpacking district site, adjacent to the southern entrance to the High Line, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, just broke ground  

如果你今天早上有机会来到纽约甘塞沃特和华盛顿街道的拐角处，你可能是建筑史上的一员。普利茨克奖得主的非对称设计将有一个强大的存在时，完成。它的雕塑和现代，也将反映该地区的工业特征，而不引人注目地从高线的公园后退。甘塞沃特街的一个悬臂式入口将创造一个戏剧性的公共广场，也可用于艺术展示。建成后，新的特别展览馆将成为纽约市最大的无柱博物馆空间。此外，我们亦会在四层天台提供更多户外展览空间。与此同时，一周内将举行一系列的表演和公共艺术活动。

The 200,000sq ft facility for the Museum, will include extra space for collection, exhibitions, and education and performing arts programs as well as several more facilities, like a research library, a 170-seat theatre, a restaurant, café and bookstore  

The Pritzker Prize-winner's asymmetrical design will have a commanding presence

The new building includes 50,000 sq ft of indoor galleries and 13,000 sq ft of rooftop exhibition space, which will offer considerable breathing space to the original Madison Avenue Whitney

It is planned to be ready for the public in 2015