How they did it - The Boston Globe

How they did it - The Boston Globe: "How they did it
They had to get the land. They had to get the money. And they had to stay true to their risky vision -- even if it meant building on an undeveloped waterfront site.
Chief curator Nicholas Baume helps install artworks in the ICA's new gallery spaces.
Chief curator Nicholas Baume helps install artworks in the ICA's new gallery spaces.

December 6, 2006

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE a get-to-know-you breakfast, a chance for the new director of the Institute of Contemporary Art to sit down with a powerful trustee. Before the coffee had even cooled at the Charles Hotel restaurant, Paul Buttenwieser stunned ICA head Jill Medvedow with his news."