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The American Folk Art Museum is set to be demolished a mere 12 years after its completion.  

This is a crying shame.

The Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects designed building is a stunning example of a purposeful and beautifully crafted space that once housed an eclectic collection of Folk Art and is a lovely public building.

As an exposé of circulation - it is delicious.

There are critics who believe that the gallery spaces are poor for showing art.  Possibly a fair call if you are trying to house multiple Mark Rothko or Anselm Kiefer paintings.  However  the American Folk Art Museum's collection pieces were of a much smaller scale. The almost living room scaled spaces allowed a close, personal interaction with these pieces.  

We can only hope MoMA have very good intentions for the site and that the wonderful cast white bronze facade elements are reintegrated somewhere...