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Originally Posted by apetrella802
she is a rather mediocre architectural critic. She uses "off the shelf" material and what is in the general understanding of what is in the "public domain" Case in point: the architects of the new Barnes said one of their major design considerations was to place a monumental presence on the BFP but they were very interested in moving people from the general noise, and frenetic activity of the Parkway itself. They wanted people who arrived by foot from the BFP to move gradually to a more and more serene environment until they entered the building. This would mimic to some extent what they experienced out at Merion. This they accomplished with the passage through a grove of pine trees and then a Zen like walk through Japanese red maples alone a shallow pool of still water which covered a bed of smooth rounded stones. So this is what Inga dismisses as cutting the Barnes off from the Parkway. We once had a architectural critic who operated in the same realm as Paul Goldberger(NYT), his name was Thomas Hinde.
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I am always amazed at how people take her opinions as some sort of gospel when she doesn't have a background in architecture or construction. She's a good writer who happened to stumble into a relatively prominent role as an architecture critic. Someone with a background in design would have a better grasp on the compromises and decisions that go into designing a building- especially when there are so many competing interests in an dense urban environment.
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