Architecture: Curtain Up!

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The Guthrie, by contrast, seems more weighty at first. But with its projections and "ghosts," its mirrors and terraces, it turns out to be a very open place. That would be part of Nouvel's love of paradox. If the Guthrie gains him the prestige in the U.S. he deserves, here's another paradox you can count on. His buildings may aim to dematerialize, but you'll be seeing a lot more of them.

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