Doors Open for Architecture

you mean "The arrogant elitists behind the scenes."

NYTimes has a great article on Burchfield the artist and mentioned the Burchfield Penny Art Gallery for anyone who wants to read.

I love this event. Unfortunately the exterior of the B-P is not exactly inviting.

Does anyone know what happened to the promised sculpture garden that was supposed to be installed on the Elmwood Ave. side? All we got was a path? And what happened to the competition for two monumental exterior pieces?

Give them time, they have been open only a year, it takes ages to aquire world class sculptures to adorn the grounds of the world class museum that you are complaining about.

At a public meeting with neighborhood residents, the museum and Buffalo State agreed to make a public gesture by installing a sculpture garden (in response to the concern that the building presents an ugly blank wall to the street).

They also said they were holding a design competition to have two large outdoor sculptures installed. I don't think it's asking too much for them to live up to their agreement.

Why BRO chose the BP for this photo is puzzling. It's the biggest disappointment in Buffalo architecture in decades.

Martin, The new Burchfield-Penney is not a world class museum. It could have been a contender, though, but what we have is one of the worst mediocrities the city has suffered in decades.

Buffalo State did not choose mediocre architects. While Gwathmey may not be at the top of their game, they are considered to be a good firm.

Buff State dropped the ball. The client should get what they want. Unfortunately Buff State did not want a building that opened up to the street. It was obvious from early renderings that this "box" was going to be ugly. I guess no one at Buff State could understand this or cared.

Finally. This is not a Buffalo phenomonem. Many ciities have commisioned awful art museums.

I have had 2 out of town colleagues that have mentioned without proding what a stunning building the BP Museum is