nobody asked…

The Center for Artificial Indifference

Whatever They’re Smoking…

February 19th, 2006 | Category: Whatever

…I want some!

First glimpse of the photo in William Williams’ Creating Places column in The City Paper, 2/15/06, made me freeze for a split second, followed by an under-breath utterance of something like “What th’ ….?” Louisville has recently announced a new addition to the downtown skyline. Designed by the avant-garde international firm, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, the… ummm… different kind of structure will top out at 61 stories with a projected cost of $380 million. Completion is expected in 2010.

Louisville Museum Plaza

Museum Plaza will be anchored by a contemporary art museum. The urban design mistake statement will integrate offices, retail, restaurant, residential condo, hotel and parking. As if it needed another bizarre unique feature, there will be an open-to-the-public acre-sized island perched 22 stories above ground.

You know, the more I look at this rendering and think about it, the more appealing it becomes. When 2010 gets here, if Museum Plaza is finished and I am not, I can see a day-trip up to Louisville just to share in the experience.

7 Comments so far

  1. Joy February 19th, 2006 12:21 pm

    Let’s see…what is it exactly that I’m not comfortable with? I love the look actually, but….NO THANK YOU!

  2. aldahlia February 19th, 2006 4:06 pm

    I dig it.

  3. Paul February 19th, 2006 8:37 pm

    An interesting design idea I must say.

  4. Johnno February 20th, 2006 3:07 am

    I like it too….. now Louisville will be known for something .

    I’m not even sure where Louisville is, I know it’s an American city….. it’s associated with a slugger or something and a Ford motor. After that I don’t know much :-)

  5. PaulaO February 20th, 2006 11:37 am

    Now see, as a person who rolls most of the time (vs walk), the first thing I think of is “Find the elevators is going to be a bitch.”

    Some sections seem as though they are only available at one place and others at yet another.

    And, in case of fire, no one is going to know where to go.

    Other than that, I think it is fugly.

  6. dustbury.com February 21st, 2006 6:54 am

    Asymmetrical location

    It’s no particular secret that Oklahoma City is undergoing a downtown renaissance of sorts, and while most of us who live around here are somewhere between pleased and thrilled, there…

  7. bil bonner March 9th, 2006 6:03 pm

    I think it is awesome. Way to go Louisville