Architects proposing ideas for the World Trade Center site meet in a public forum to talk about their plans. How do you reconcile the ideas? Maybe collage the best of each and come up with something collaborative? “I came expecting a fight. Instead, everyone is so warm and fuzzy and self-congratulatory it distresses me.”
Tag: 01.09.03
Sachs Steps Down From Running The Frick
Samuel Sachs II has announced he’s stepping down as director of the Frick Museum after six years there. “A quirky institution known for its stuffy, family-run board, it now attracts nearly 350,000 visitors a year, up 20 percent a year since Mr. Sachs became director. When he arrived, after having run the financially ailing Detroit Institute of Arts for 12 years, Mr. Sachs said his mission was more one of “fine turning” than of making major changes.”