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Our friend Drew over at DC Foodies sent us this NY Times article yesterday about possible upcoming changes at the Hirshhorn Museum. Specifically the Hirshhorn is contemplating creating a gigantic balloon-like structure that would emerge from the top of the museum, covering the center courtyard. The artist’s rendering shows not only the balloon emerging from the top, but also a type of entrance (looks like the exit of water slide) near the left hand side of the museum.
The NY Times article has a lot of details (could be raised/lowered quickly, estimated at a 5 million dollar price tag) and is well worth a read. They even have a suggestion for the museum: Add a couple of levels of balconies inside the balloon-life roof.
We’ve always liked the Hirshhorn, but something like this would put it over-the-top. If it looks even half as cool as the rendering we’ll be taking a lot more of our out of town guests to see it.
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It does look cool, but that NY Times article, as usual, managed to reduce all of Washington culture to that which is on the mall. But the Hirshhorn has a knack for cool programming so my hope is that, the Times’ snarkiness aside, it will be interesting both inside and out.
Yeah Tom I saw that post article yesterday as well. I suspect there was an angry editor at the post wanting to know how the ny times scooped them on a story in the post’s backyard.
the rendering shows something that surely does fit in with the Hirshhorn. we need more modern architecture in DC that’s got some flair to it.
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It was also featured in today’s Washington Post – http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/15/AR2009121502246.html