Upper East Side remains divided over Frick Collection’s expansion

Many of the LPC Commissioners agreed and applauded Selldorf’s “restraint,” and “thoughtful” design. One Commissioner, Michael Devonshire, was on the fence. He bemoaned the loss of the Frick’s Music Room as part of the expansion, and said that the architects and museum needed to do a better job of protecting the northern wall of the garden designed by Russel Page—this has also been a chief concern of advocacy groups like the Cultural Landscape Foundation, and many local residents who spoke out against the expansion plans on Tuesday.