see below for a piece from places/time which very well aligns with my feelings about this expansion:
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The Portland Art Museum has officially revealed renderings for its long-planned infill project between the original 1932 Pietro Belluschi building and the adjacent Mark Building, which was designed by Frederick Fritsch in 1924 and remodelled in 2005 by SERA and Ann Beha Architects. This new three-story connection has been designed by Chicago-based Vinci Hamp Architects, who have done previous work for the Portland Art Museum in the creation of several temporary art exhibition spaces. This addition is a big step up from those infill exhibition partitions for the architects, and the firm’s minimalistic, neo-modernist style appears to have had a difficult time adapting to this larger role. Vinci Hamp are known mostly for historic renovations and not new construction, which could be the reason for this disconnect. Regardless, the new dedicated space looks completely practical and utilitarian for the Museum’s purpose, but there is a definite lack of energy, expression, and contrast; the things that had defined Mark Rothko’s work throughout his life.
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read the whole thing here:
https://placesovertime.wordpress.com/2016/10/09/multiforms/
Brian Libby's probably blown a few gaskets by now because this is not being done By Brad Cloepfil/Allied Works, and I would have to agree with that sentiment in this case. strange choice by PAM.
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