Gap Founder Donald Fisher Revises Museum Plans

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Mar 1st 2009 at 6:01PM

Gap founder Donald Fisher has scaled back the plans for his museum in San Francisco's Presidio to appease those who found the museum's first planned design a bit overwhelming. Fisher unveiled his plans for a contemporary art museum at the end of 2007. The large modern white box composed of white masonry interspersed with glass to allow people outside to view some of the art within didn't sit well with locals. The new design is a bit more restrained and in keeping with its surroundings. It has a low pavilion with a landscaped roof and, blends in with rather than dominates the historic park and its brick barracks buildings. The new design by WRNS Studio is now shorter than the rooflines of the barracks and is 24,000 square feet smaller.

The Fishers are hoping to convince critics, San Franciscans, and regulatory bodies such as the National Park Service that the museum can be beneficial for the park. The museum is just part of the Presidio Trust's plan for the Main Post, which will also be home to an expanded theater and a hotel. Public presentations for the Main Post and museum proposal will be held in April and more information can be found at the Presidio website.

Judging by the stream of comments on the article on SF Gate about this museum it appears that many citizens feel very strongly about whether Donald and Doris Fisher should be allowed to build any structure in the Presidio. Some see it as an ego move and think the city would be better served if the Fishers would donate their substantial contemporary art collection to an existing local museum such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

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Bob Mar 2nd 2009 2:19PM

Can we get an editor for this site?

First paragraph, first sentence: "...to appease those WHO found..."

First paragraph, fifth sentence: no commas! The commas don't separate anything.

Second paragraph, first sentence: "...regulatory bodies SUCH as the National Park Service"

Second paragraph, second sentence: why is "just" in the sentence at all?

Second paragraph, second sentence: "held in April", not "help in April"

Third paragraph, first sentence: now you can put in a comma, after "about this museum"

Third paragraph, second sentence: you can't have an "ego move" but you can have an "egotistical move".

And these kinds of errors aren't just limited to this article, but numerous other ones at this site too. You can do an internal audit to figure out where the most mistakes are being made. Bloggers are allowed some slack, sure, but such consistent grammatical errors is bordering on being ridiculous.