Early plans by a design team led by the French architects Coldefy & Associés call for a memorial at the site of the club, which would be encircled by water. A few blocks away, the new museum, tall and circular, is set to rise on the site of a former meatpacking warehouse. Critics of the plan note that Ms. Poma, a former schoolteacher, has no experience directing a foundation. The critics also point to the fact that she might profit from the planned transfer of the club site to the foundation. Whether she will sell or donate it has not been decided, and Ms. Poma has recused herself from those decisions, the foundation said.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2019 00:00 UTC