In terms of the design to the new addition of the museum, I wish it kept more of the old monastery and added the glass addition. An excellent example would be the Louvre or the Royal Ontario Museum, you have the juxtaposition of a Beauxs Art building alongside something that is post-modern. Albeit controversial, garnering the gamut of opinions from ghastly to inspiring – it is truly eye catching.

The problem of most modern architecture is that it doesn’t have much of a reference to its surroundings. Look at some of the Brutalist government buildings along Grand Allee. It looks absolutely hideous alongside the charming historical buildings in the neighbourhood. I’m sure when it was first build it was considered ‘modern’ and thus beautiful. But now 30 years later it looks downright awful. I’m afraid that this new extension might become the same 30 years down the road when glass box architecture falls out of vogue.

I really wished the architects did a better job trying to reflect the character of the city and the neighbourhood in their design.

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