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...replaced by a lower-slung brick museum, community groups attacked the move as a "cosmetic" change. They said the alteration in the museum was designed only to save money without cutting down the square footage--or the scale--of the museum itself. In addition, critics claimed architect I.M. Pei's separation of the library complex into two buildings was a small concession to professors who did not want tourists tramping down their ivy-covered hallways...
...KENNEDY LIBRARY has been a sad effort. The obstinacy of both sides just convolutes the whole issue, everyone gets heated, a lot happens, and nothing ever gets done. During the first week in April, Pei cut out the glass pyramid, the City Council by a 5-4 vote reaffirmed its desire to see the library constructed in Cambridge, and an advisory committee of Harvard and MIT professors met with representatives of Maguire. The same week Maguire requested a two-week extension on its contract and students in the Graduate School of Design announced they would take a poll...
...coup de grace of lousy organization came that same week when Pei reportedly eliminated the two 350-seat movie theaters from the library complex. Now library director Dan H. Fenn Jr. '44 has nowhere to put school groups who will constitute the bulk of visitors during the winter months. Out go the educational programs and out goes the concept of the library as a community center at night as well as during visiting hours...
George Grant, Maguire's director of the study, last month asked the GSA to extend the 120-day June deadline because of the time lost establishing relations with the Cambridge community and problems created by the lack of definite library plans. Architect I.M. Pei is scaling down the library plans in response to increased construction costs and community criticism of the $27-million project...
Since February the library has been without specific construction plans because architect I.M. Pei has been scaling-down the design he presented last May. Smith said that all concerned groups and individuals will have the revised plans well in advance on any statutory requirements. He predicted the GSA will soon issue a schedule for the new design's official release...