Denver Art Museum

First off is the addition to the Denver Art Museum, which opened last year to a lot of media attention. The building has sparked a lot of debate because of it's role in the "Bilbao effect" in architecture. A recent movement in architecture that began with Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. The building itself has overshadowed the collection of art contained within but the mass exposure the building has received has significantly increased tourism in a city that was struggling.

The DAM addition was designed by Daniel Libeskind. He claims the form was inspired by the mountains as he flew into Denver, but the design looks peculiarly similar to other projects he has worked on. The angled walls have caused some visitors to feel vertigo, or a sense of dizziness. It is important to note that the attendance for the DAM have fallen well short of projections, which have only fueled the debate of the building's effectiveness. Also, the building is currently undergoing repairs due to leakage in the rooftop windows following the buildings first exposure to Colorado snowfall.