Dubbed the bathtub, the new Stedelijk Museum extension is attracting mixed reviews. While there is much to like inside, the extension and the way it relates to the museumplein is drawing flak. Los Angeles Times architecture critc Christopher Hawthorne describes it as as "an overscaled monument flagrantly aloof from its surroundings." He also says it's a reminder of how slow architecture can be. "The $159 million extension is the architectural personification of of boom-time thinking. But it is making its debut in a chastened and uncertain Europe." Read more...
Image: the Stadelijk Museum's new extension designed by Dutch architect Mels Crouwel
