Hot on the heels of his projects in Soho and Chelsea, Jean Nouvel will once again attempt to transform the New York skyline with a proposed 75 story tower in midtown, which will include a luxury hotel, condos, and interestingly, a 40,000 sq. ft. addition to the Moma, only a few years after it's last expansion:
"But to embark on such an ambitious undertaking the museum would first have to acknowledge that its Taniguchi-designed complex has posed new challenges. In short, it would have to embrace a fearlessness that it hasn’t shown in decades"
NY Times
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From the article:
"How did a profit-driven developer become more adventurous architecturally than MoMA, which has tended to make cautious choices in recent years?"
Good question!
It is not that hard of a question to answer.
Starpowered-design equals publicity and more money per sq ft...
damn, that's a fine lattice. it seems to play off the tombasil pretty well.
Looks great with the William & Tsien building right next doors.
I agree it goes with the American Folk Art Museum, but the exterior structural lattice looks way too similiar to CCTV by OMA.
lynn becker has a really interesting article about this project here
http://lynnbecker.com/repeat/nouvel/nouvel53rd.htm
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