nErD aLeRt!

MoMA has announced plans to demolish williams & tsien's iconic american folk art museum:

“It’s very rare that a building that recent comes down, especially a building that was such a major design and that got so much publicity when it opened for its design — mostly very positive,” said Andrew S. Dolkart, the director of Columbia University’s historic preservation program. “The building is so solid looking on the street, and then it becomes a disposable artifact. It’s unusual and it’s tragic because it’s a notable work of 21st century architecture by noteworthy architects who haven’t done that much work in the city, and it’s a beautiful work with the look of a handcrafted facade.” (via)

architecture nerds everywhere are starting up one-sentence-long petitions and calling for boycotts. where is ada louise when you need her?