David Geffen Hall has remained untouched as the rest of Lincoln Center has transformed around it as part of an extensive renovation by Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, but it's finally time for the home of the New York Philharmonic to take center stage. After over three years of deliberation, a renovation architect has been announced for the once-named Avery Fisher Hall: Heatherwick Studio and Diamond Schmitt (h/t NYT). The architects replace Sir Norman Foster, who won a 2005 bid to revamp the modern architecture icon but was cast aside after the renovation costs were estimated at a lofty $300 million.
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