Extension to the Denver Art Museum, Frederic C. Hamilton Building, is an expansion and addition to the existing museum, designed by the Italian Architect Gio Ponti. Currently housing the Modern and Contemporary art collections, as well as the collection of Oceanic and African Art, the building was inspired by the vitality and growth of Denver. The extension, which opened in October 2006, was a joint venture with Davis Partnership Architects, the Architect of Record, working with M.A. Mortensen Co. To Complete the vision for the extension, Studio Daniel Libeskind worked closely with the director, curator, core exhibition team, the contract architect and the broad of trustee. Since its opening, the new building has become an icon whose character and form has attracted thousand of the museum complex. “One of the challanges of building the Denver Art Museum was to work closely and respond to the extraordinary range of transformations in light, coloration, atmopheric effect, temperature and weather condition unique to this city. I insisted these be integrated not only functionality and physically, but also culturally and experientially for the benefit of the visitor experience”, said Daniel Libeskind.