RISD's new center a contemporary gem (The Providence Journal) Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:59:27 GMT PROVIDENCE — It isn’t every building that can lose its most prominent feature and still be judged a success. If you don’t believe me, try imagining New York’s famed Chrysler Building without its iconic Art Deco top. Or Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum without its corkscrew-shaped rotunda.