This might be the most Barbra Streisand story ever told, so prepare to forward this to your mother.
Like most $500 million showplace cultural institutions, the new Academy Museum in Los Angeles features a design by heralded Italian architect Renzo Piano and a meticulous interior layout by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Every inch of this place is scrupulously thought out, from the views of the Hollywood sign on the open-air event deck to the exposed concrete ceilings of the refurbished May Co. building.
