Museum designers and condo developer spar over sunshine
MAY 02, 2012
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.026018
New York Times : In Dallas, Texas, the designers of two structures are going head-to-head over sun glare. The Nasher Sculpture Center, which opened in 2003, was designed with an arched glass roof to direct natural sunlight onto its famous works of modern art, such as Auguste Rodin’s Age of Bronze. However, once the museum was built, a developer decided to erect a 42-story condominium across the street. Unfortunately, the glass façade of Museum Tower is reflecting so much glare onto the museum that “it is threatening artworks in the galleries, burning the plants in the center’s garden and blinding visitors with its glare,” writes Robin Pogrebin for the New York Times. A facilitator has been appointed to mediate the dispute, with the first meeting set for later this month.
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