The 82,000-square-foot project will be located on the site of the museum’s existing building.

The award-winning American firm accepted the loss by publishing their proposal.

From cutting into dropped ceilings to strategically spacing baffles, architects and designers have long sought unobtrusive ways to specify good sound control alongside appropriate lighting without compromising either.

The museum, located in San Francisco’s Beaux Arts Civic Center, will gain a new pavilion and terrace.