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...Harvard University Library—responded to Mori’s letter with a three-page letter on July 3, in which they wrote that the library was “trying to preserve and enhance the function of the room in a way that acknowledges and respects Aalto??s contribution...
...large part of the controversy stems from HCL’s decision to replace the current chairs, designed by Aalto, with new chairs. The new chairs were chosen for their comfort, durability, and similarity to Aalto??s original design, Cline said...
...because of the “total design” of Aalto??s work, replacing his original chairs with chairs from a different manufacturer is a change especially egregious to the individuals who have written letters to Cline...
...Brainard said that the chairs that were put into the Woodberry Room by Aalto are no longer manufactured by Artek and would therefore need to be custom-made. She also said that Aalto??s original chairs did not withstand the heavy use of the poetry room...
Others disagree. “Through disputable choices like the altered general disposition and the change of the furniture, the new Woodberry Room will not have much in common with Aalto??s original creation,” four GSD professors wrote to Cline in a July 7 letter. Those professors included the directors of the GSD’s master in architecture and doctoral programs...