Nicolai adds his critique of the Museum of Arts and Design to the mix, pointing out shortcomings in the project's detailing and calling the execution of the facade's zipper-like glass incision mild and timid. NYT | Interactive Feature | yesterday 1 | 2 | Art Review
Museum of Arts and Design This institution opens on Saturday at 2 Columbus Circle in a building redesigned by Brad Cloepfil. The terra-cotta facade is new, but those familiar old lollipops can still be seen peeking out. 
Lollipop forms from the original 2 Columbus Circle remain in the lobby of the new Museum of Arts and Design.
The building in its previous incarnation, in 1964, with Huntington Hartford, left, and Robert Moses.
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Looks like Ouroussoff is more critical when its not Gehry or Koolhaas.
"The windows allow light into the galleries without sacrificing wall space, provide gorgeous views up Broadway and out over Central Park and allow the galleries to breathe, an effect that is a bit like loosening a corset."
my question is, how does he know what it feels like to have a corset loosened?
And the hits keep coming..
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