Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Vice President Leong Wai Man reaffirmed yesterday that the bureau would proceed with local architect Carlos Marreiros’ design for the New Central Library, despite allegations of plagiarism.
Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a public event at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM).
The bureau announced earlier this month that Marreiros’ design had won a public tender for the design of the city’s New Central Library to be housed in the Old Courthouse in Avenida da Praia Grande.
This undated file photo shows Notre Dame du Haut (“Our Lady of the Heights”), a Roman-Catholic chapel in the eastern French town of Ronchamp. According to the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s Carlos Marreiros’ design for the New Central Library has been inspired by the chapel. Courtesy Valueyou/Wikipedia
