the architects of the broad museum apparently allowed the technology of the PC to get the better of them, & what worked theoretically....in the world of software & on paper....was impractical or overly complicated....& likely far too expensive....to recreate exactly as the designers wanted.
I feel bad for eli broad since he's put so much of this time & $$ into this proj, & he of all ppl certainly shouldn't be blamed for a less than stellar outcome. I knew he must be quite unhappy with the ppl putting together his proj when not only did his organization file a lawsuit against the fabricators, but when he had been informed that the original completion date would be pushed back by at least 6 months, & when he understood why the scaffolding around his museum, after being dismantled many months ago, had to be reinstalled more recently. That alone must be putting big pressure on the museum's budget.
When I saw the west facing wall of the broad over a month ago....the side facing hope street....the first thing that came to mind wasn't so much the old american cement bldg next to macarthur park....which the Broad has often been compared with.....but an old montgomery wards store in lakewood....which I used to drive by yrs & yrs ago. I believe it has since been torn down....
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I can't figure out why, at least so far, parts of the northern facade have openings....or what looks like punched out holes.....here & there while most of the rest of it is solid. The architects' rendering definitely made the exterior look like it was going to be a very transparent, lattice type of facade, far more variegated or full of texture than a basic wall that's similar to a coffered ceiling turned sideways.
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