22.7.08

tate modern extra bits


nicholas cerota from the tate and architectural überlords herzog & du meuron have 'unveiled' the plans for the tate modern 'bit on the side'.

as much as i love previous work of theirs, as you may have guessed, i'm non-plussed about it. i'll certainly be interested to see how it pans out and what it really looks like, but the current concept maps and mock-ups leave me feeling a little bit, well, fifth element, to be honest.

i know, i'm a philistine.

2 comments:

charlie gower said...

bit on the side?!
I'd hate to see what happened if they really went to town!!

lauren said...

ok, so in terms of scale, it's hardly a 'bit', but in terms of relationship to the rest of the building and the lay of the landing, it's quite a 'bit', don't you think?
more floozy than wife?