LACMA: Architectural Wonder or Blunder?
Re “L.A. Art Museum Decides to Radically Reshape Itself,” Dec. 6: It is incomprehensible that for the final selection of the architect for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art there was not a single California architect on the assessment and advice committee to the board of trustees (architectural selection committee). The three advisors, Richard Koshalek, Neil M. Denari and Sylvia Lavin, are not California-licensed architects. Is the profession of architecture now so redundant that it is not involved in any important decisions regarding the selection of the architect for such an important commission?
William Krisel AIA
Los Angeles
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So LACMA is going tear down the current buildings and spend $200 million on a tarp? My wife and I live in the La Brea Park area and enjoy the perfectly functional--and rarely filled--buildings, some built just 15 years ago. And during the construction, where will the patrons gather to listen to the free Friday night jazz concerts?
LACMA, save the taxpayers and yourself some money. You can buy a tent at a discount store for $89, and it looks much nicer.
Robert J. King
Los Angeles
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