Denise Scott Brown, designer of an addition to the National Gallery Museum building in London, has denounced plans to completely rebuild the wing. She stated that the new designer will make the building look like a “clown”, she said. It has been reported Guard.
The building was built in 1991 by husband and wife architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. It is now an example of postmodern architecture in England. At the same time, the wing was initially criticized by modernists, and the title of “best architectural representative of modernism” came to it only after Venturi’s death. It’s also included in the Grade 1 listing – it’s also home to Buckingham Palace.
Gabriele Finaldi, director of the National Gallery, has instructed to make the annex “more attractive to visitors.” “He wants the building to look like a clown. There’s an element of tragedy in this: The clowns seem happy even though they’re not at all happy,” Brown said of his decision.