Modernism At Risk

The debate over whether to preserve or demolish Warren Platner's 1973 Kent Memorial Library in Suffield is both a frightening and healthy sign of current efforts to preserve modern architectural landmarks.

[Tear _It_Down]

I read the Courant's original article about the travesty in Suffield and watched the video, too. They seemed to describe, in detail, a structure with numerous, fatal flaws. The Kent Memorial Library can be said to be a distinguished building only if its dysfunctional aspects are wholly ignored -- as Ng did. Unless the Courant's initial reporting was grossly inaccurate, this sorry structure doesn't deserve a second chance.