Libeskind Dreams on a Denver Budget

I thought I was supposed to be the funny man! That was until I saw Daniel Libeskind's plans for Civic Center. Compared to his $100 million plan, the ideas I offered in my "Civic Center Master Plan Defined" cartoon seem almost reasonable. The cartoon, which originally ran on March 31,...
By Patricia Calhoun
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I thought I was supposed to be the funny man! That was until I saw
Daniel Libeskind’s plans for Civic Center. Compared to his $100 million plan, the ideas I offered in my “Civic Center Master Plan Defined” cartoon seem almost reasonable. The cartoon, which originally ran on March 31, 2005, still offers many big ideas at a fraction of the cost; see them here.

And since the Master Plan calls for converting the McNichols building
into a “cultural center” with a restaurant that has outdoor seating, why not just make it the Clyfford Still Art Museum? Renovating will be much cheaper than buying land and building new. — Kenny Be

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com
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