Norman Foster’s Public Library Will Need Structural Magic - NYTimes.com

Norman Foster’s Public Library Will Need Structural Magic - NYTimes.com

The New York Public Library is planning a new design by the architect Norman Foster. 

By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN

Published: January 29, 2013

 

None of New York’s great buildings embody the spirit of the city more than the New York Public Library, the cherished century-old Beaux-Arts landmark in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. But cities change — New York all the time — and even the greatest buildings may need to change with them. So it was that more than four years ago the library announced a $250 million plan (since revised upward to $300 million and still rising). Norman Foster, the celebrity architect, was enlisted to revamp and modernize the 42nd Street building.  Read more...

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