Museum Plaza

Putting bed tax worries to bed

A rumor circulating about one possible band-aid to the state's current $400-odd million shortfall has been cast aside. The story goes that the bed...

Museum Plaza Losing Its International Edge

While the vision of Museum Plaza grows dim in these uncertain economic times where financing isn't easy to come by, the international media has...

Museum Plaza Electric Tower Sprouts

It's really something when an electric pole becomes big news. When there's a 63-story, $450 million, starchitect designed mega-tower resting on the hopes and...

Downtown Living Tour This Saturday

The 2008 Downtown Living Tour will take place this Saturday, September 27 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The tour begins in the lobby of...

Arena Mayhem: Another Lawsuit Pending, Demo Nearly Done

There's another lawsuit being brought against the Louisville Arena Authority alleging Kentucky state procurement laws weren't followed properly in selecting a construction company. RAM...

Unintended Green Architecture: Attack Of The Trees

Louisville is seeing a resurgence of green architecture that no one planned for.... and no one really wants. A tipster has pointed out the...

Morning News Update: Quote Edition

So here's a quote we found by Rem Koolhaas from 2003 in a book he published called Content. It appeared well before the Museum Plaza project,...

New Electrical Tower for Museum Plaza Taking Shape

The gigantic electrical tower at the foot of Eighth Street on the Museum Plaza site will still be standing for some time, but its replacement...

Museum Plaza Still Captivates Archi-nerds Everywhere

Maybe you've seen them... Those immaculately detailed models of Museum Plaza that have been on display for years since the project was first proposed?...