Then, Now, Next

Evolution of an Architectural Icon

Gio Ponti and James Sudler Associates, Model of the Denver Art Museum, 1966. Painted cardboard. Collection of the Denver Art Museum, 1991.859.

Paolo Gasparini, Portrait of Gio Ponti, about 1955. Courtesy Gio Ponti Archives.

Exterior view of the North Building, 1971. Photograph © Wayne Thom.

Entrance to the North Building, 1971. Photograph © Wayne Thom.

Exterior view of the North Building, 2015. Photograph © James Florio.

Exterior view of the North Building, 2015. Photograph © James Florio.

Proposed architectural rendering of North Building from the Cultural Center Complex Garage. Courtesy of Fentress Architects and Machado Silvetti.

Proposed architectural rendering of an aerial view of the North Building at dusk. Courtesy of Fentress Architects and Machado Silvetti.

Then, Now, Next: Evolution of an Architectural Icon is organized by the Denver Art Museum. It is supported by the generous donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign and the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).

Background photo of the North Building © Wayne Thom.