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(Image courtesy of The Barnes Foundation)

(Image courtesy of The Barnes Foundation)

With the recent release of the design for the new home of the Barnes Foundation, the city of Philadelphia is aflutter with opinions and thoughts – just look at all the tweets on the subject: Barnes a Twitter

According to Inga Saffron, the architecture critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer, in her article, Tallying up the worth of the move:

“Even critics who feel the Barnes is wrenching the collection from its historic womb will have to work to find reasons to hate this building. The architecture is that good.”

However, that does not negate the fact that she believes the Foundation should have remained in Merion. It’s a bittersweet move according to Inga and apparently the city of Philadelphia agrees.

Here are some of my favorite tweets on the subject:

I676: At least turn it around & put the woods in back.

elizabethiupui: I love the Barnes Foundation controversy.

chrisgrant: So, this is what the Barnes Foundation is going to look like?

SingularityDsgn: Beautiful design for the new home of the Barnes Foundation on Philadelphia’s Ben Franklin Parkway

jashley: Attended the Barnes Foundation architectural presentations. The protesters seemed to miss the point.

What are your thoughts?