Museum of Arts and Design

The Museum of Arts and Design stands at a unique point in New York City, occupying a narrow, irregular island of land right at the bustling intersection of Columbus Circle. This specific site is famous for being the home of a building that has sparked intense architectural debate for decades. When it was first constructed in the nineteen sixties, the structure featured a white marble facade that many critics found polarizing, leading to years of public disagreement over whether the building should be preserved or modernized.