I think you make an accurate argument about the wow factor of museum entrances and the same ol'... for the exhibition areas. One exception that comes to mind (there's always at least one) is DIA:Beacon. That naturally lit space is breathtaking, regardless of weather, it always glows.
Agree too on Millenium Park, I found the public very engaged with the public art in Chicago when I visited. What about Jaume Plensa's "Crown Fountain!
Agree too on Millenium Park, I found the public very engaged with the public art in Chicago when I visited. What about Jaume Plensa's "Crown Fountain!