Crime at the U.N.

[Senator Jack]

In other news, last night I saw my friend who works at the U.N. He says they're completely gutting the place and afraid he's going to go back to an office completely devoid of any mid-century style. Here's the link to the story.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=26559&Cr=CMP&Cr1

 

[Feraud]

The construction of the temporary conference building is the first phase of the project, known as the Capital Master Plan (CMP), which aims to make the five-decade old Secretariat and adjacent buildings – plagued by leaks, safety violations and outdated systems – safer, more efficient, greener and more modern.
The Secretary-General pledged to make the complex “a model of environmental stewardship” by reducing the UN’s electrical and water usage and by removing harmful materials that were used in the original construction.

Goodbye classy U.N. building. :eusa_doh:

 

[Viola]

Ew.

 

[Tomasso]

Sorry to break up the pity party but....

I actually feel pretty good about this restoration project as Mike Alderstein, the man heading it, has quite an impressive resume; Project manager of the restoration of Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty and the New York Botanical Gardens....as well as participation in projects at Gettysburg, Valley Forge, Acadia and Jamestown. He also consulted on the preservation of the Taj Mahal.

"Basically the UN will look exactly as it did when the ribbon was originally cut,” said Adlerstein.

 

[Senator Jack]

Well, my friend did say he's pretty sure they're going to rip out all the little mid-century details like the elevator buttons, the handset intercoms in the corridors, and what not, along with redesigning the common areas such as the one below.

 

[Lincsong]

Maybe you might be able to pick up some furniture pieces. They may just toss them into the dumpster.