Nearly 650 people crowded the auditorium at the Society for Ethical Culture on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on Tuesday to debate MoMA’s expansion plans, which include the demolition of the Tod Williams Billie Tsien–designed American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) building.

On Jan 24, 2014, at 11:15 PM, Architexturez Imprints wrote:

source: http://archleague.org/2014/01/a-conversation-on-the-museum-of-modern-arts-plan-for-expansion/


On Jan 14, 2014, at 1:39 PM, Architexturez wrote:

Glenn Lowry, the director of the MoMA, confirmed that the American Folk Art Museum, designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects, will be demolished in order to make way for a re-design and expansion spearheaded by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R).


ref:  http://www.vulture.com/2014/01/saltz-the-new-moma-expansion-is-a-mess.html
ref:  http://www.vulture.com/2014/01/moma-expansion-plans-american-folk-art-museum.html
ref: http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2014/01/american-folk-art-museum-demolition

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An Open Letter to the Museum of Modern Art
source: http://archleague.org/2013/04/an-open-letter-to-the-museum-of-modern-art/