Daniel Libeskind's new Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at the Royal Ontario Museum seems to require a special environment to be designed for both the interior and exterior...G&M
Hmmm,
Are they really?
"“One of our major bugbears was that William wanted everything open and accessible,” says Janet Waddington, assistant curator of paleontology. “But you can't do that – the Toronto public is extraordinarily destructive.”"
“Daniel didn't design this building based on the collections,” said Mr. Rahimi. “We had to design the collections to go with the building. We have an aesthetic imperative – partly because the architecture is so strong.”
sad.
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Hmmm,
Are they really?
"“One of our major bugbears was that William wanted everything open and accessible,” says Janet Waddington, assistant curator of paleontology. “But you can't do that – the Toronto public is extraordinarily destructive.”"
“Daniel didn't design this building based on the collections,” said Mr. Rahimi. “We had to design the collections to go with the building. We have an aesthetic imperative – partly because the architecture is so strong.”
sad.
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