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Raining on Steven Holl's Parade in Kansas City 
Wednesday, February 8, 2006

NELSONA1_ME_020106_DRE_112f_02-06-2006_20JD90I.jpgAt last, festive day, Steven Holl's Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City is nearing completion. And wouldn't you know it, just like some other dinosaur-designed art palaces in the Midwest, it leaks. "This is not cool," says the museum's director. "This is big-time financial risk. This is big-time schedule risk.” Another happy customer....

· Museum "Lenses" Are Slowly Coming Into Focus [KC Star]
· Holl: Also Sucking in KC [The Gutter]


Reader Comments (2 extant)

1.

it's not like those of us in Columbus, Ohio hate Peter Eisenman . . . wait, yes it is.

By the admonisher at February 8, 2006 12:39 PM

2.

you know the guy who built it could have fucked it up, i also know that channel glass crap is harder to seal than...... (fill in blank)

By violincase at February 8, 2006 12:58 PM



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