Possible site of future "gateway" to the Menil, Richmond Hall (left) and the Richmont Square Apartments (right) at the corner of Loretto and Richmond [Photo Raj Mankad]

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Cheap Alprazolam Online, Possible site of future "gateway" to the Menil, Richmond Hall (left) and the Richmont Square Apartments (right) at the corner of Loretto and Richmond [Photo Raj Mankad]


In the May issue of Cite (78), Marc El-Khouri wrote about the recently announced selection of David Chipperfield Architects by the Menil Collection to create a new master plan. You can download a pdf of the article by clicking on the title, "Art Urbanism: Chipperfield and the Menil Master Plan." Below is my interview of Josef Helfenstein, alprazolam photo, director of the Menil.

Raj Mankad (RM): How would you describe the currents stage of the master planning process. Alprazolam denmark, Josef Helfenstein (JH): We are at the beginning of the process. We spent 2008 discussing the future of the campus, setting up committees, alprazolam .5, and making sure we chose the best methodology. Alprazolam alprazolam controlled release, We spent a lot of time discussing, researching, and doing site visits, alprazolam conjugates, including Europe. We compared work by architects, landscape architects, and urban planners, Cheap Alprazolam Online. Mylan a3 pill alprazolam, Eventually, the Master Site Plan Committee, which is leading the process here, alprazolam 2mg rx number i, made an important decision not to go with a landscape or urban planner but with an architect. Online phamacy no prescription alprazolam fedex, It seemed clear to us that whoever would do this master site plan should have a thorough understanding and deep respect for the existing campus. Six architects were invited to visit Houston for a first round of interviews. We then invited four to make a first proposal and that led to the decision to hire Chipperfield, alprazolam terhess g.

RM Cheap Alprazolam Online, : This is an economic climate when endowments are suffering and capital campaigns are difficult. Could you tell me about the timing. Street price for alprazolam 1 mg, JH: The timing is actually good. Let’s not forget that we are at the beginning of a long process. We are not designing buildings, is alprazolam a sulfa drug. We are not starting a capital campaign yet, Cheap Alprazolam Online. Before doing the fundraising, Diazepam vs alprazolam, we have to have a master site plan. The perception is that we are spending money, and that will have to happen in the future, alprazolam xanax public speaking, but right now what we are actually doing is planning and thinking. Alprazolam bar, We owe it to this place. It has to be a very careful and thoughtful approach. Cheap Alprazolam Online, And I am thrilled that David Chipperfield has the necessary intelligence, sensibility, and excellent staff to deal with these complex issues.

RM: Richmont Square appears to be a key site that would allow the Menil to expand without having to demolish bungalows and cut down trees, mylan alprazolam xr. But it also produces income and is, Alprazolam withdrawl, of course, a home to many people. What are some of the possibilities and considerations for Richmont Square, alprazolam color of pill.

JH: I really don’t know the possibilities yet. It is part of the larger discussion, Cheap Alprazolam Online. Peach ten scored alprazolam, We could theoretically place the new buildings and programs without touching Richmont Square. One thing that is clear, if we do something on this site, alprazolam 2mg rx number id, it has to be done in keeping with the Menil aesthetic and spirit, Amson alprazolam tablets, whether it is income producing or programmatic. I am not speaking only of world-class architecture. The fabric of the Menil campus is created to a large degree by the bungalows – humble and vernacular as they are – low key and understated, buy alprazolam without prescription. Cheap Alprazolam Online, The dialog between the bungalows and the art buildings and chapels is just beautiful. The scale of it is important, Alprazolam m a23, the pedestrian quality, the trees, the outdoor art, alprazolam tab, even the cars. Alprazolam advanced guestbook 2.3.4, The most fascinating thing for me, coming from Europe, is that there is no hierarchy, receive online alprazolam no prescription. Even the Piano building does not impose itself. There is no gated place for the art, no closed sculpture garden. It is all treated the same relaxed way, Cheap Alprazolam Online. I don’t know of any other place in the world like it. That is the precondition that has to be respected.

RM: Richmond avenue could become much denser, urban, and walkable because of the plan for light rail. To what extent is the Menil Collection seeking to respond to the University line.

JH Cheap Alprazolam Online, : First of all, I am thrilled that Houston is finally becoming a city with public transportation. We want the Menil to be better connected to that. It will be an organic process. The blocks along Richmond could become more dense than the other parts of the campus and serve as a buffer. The Dan Flavin installation – it was the last big piece done while Dominique was still here and Flavin’s last commission before he died – could become a gateway to the North. I actually think, if we do things right, Richmond Hall could help us to eventually integrate commercial development that has high standards with the artistic program we have in mind.

The image below shows the Menil campus and surrounding neighborhood with the Richmont Square apartments site left blank and marked with an asterisk. [Courtesy University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture]

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    [...] For our previous coverage, see Chipperfield and the Menil Masterplan: An Interview with Josef Helfenstein. [...]