New Haven 's Yale Center for British Art is home to some of the great British names , with paintings by Turner , Constable , Hogarth and others . This architecturally important building , originally designed by American architect Louis grant , is due to re - open after a major renovations programme , which was a decade in progress , by architects Peter ##worth and Stephen architects . After years inappropriate repairs had started to accumulate ; " Door handles had been taken off and put back upside down . " The public galleries and library have been restored in line with Kahn 's vision and the building 's security , electrical and mechanical systems , have been upgraded to preserve some of the original features while modernising others to meet the needs of 21st - century visitors .
New Haven's Yale Center for British Art is home to some of the great British names, with paintings by Turner, Constable, Hogarth and Stubbs. This architecturally important building, originally designed by American architect Louis Kahn, is due to re-open after a 16-month renovations programme, which was a decade in planning, by architects Peter Inskip and Stephen Gee. After years inappropriate repairs had started to accumulate; "Door handles had been taken off and put back upside down." The public galleries and library have been restored in line with Kahn's vision and the building's security, electrical and mechanical systems, have been upgraded to preserve some of the original features while modernising others to meet the needs of 21st-century visitors.