WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Radio Boston Blog Boston Weather Climate Connections BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a News Tip RSS Feeds Podcasts Architects Eye New ICA By Bob Oakes Listen to story (Real Audio) Institute of Contemporary Art BOSTON, Mass. - December 05, 2006 - This coming Sunday, the Institute of Contemporary Art opens its new doors to the public, with a community open house. The museum is moving from the Back Bay location it has occupied for 31 years into a $51 million building on Boston's Fan Pier. The 65,000 square foot facility, designed by the New York firm of Diller Scofidio and Renfro, is three times the size of the ICA's former home on Boylston Street. Critics are praising the modern design, with its glass walls and cantilevered top floor reaching out to the water. It overlooks a waterfront boardwalk with mahogany decking that climbs up a set of stairs, and then lines the underside of the of the overhang. For now, the ICA stands alone, jutting out to the sea in a neighborhood expected to develop dramatically over the next decade. For a look at the building, WBUR's Bob Oakes joined by two leading architects. Leland Cott is Co-Founding Principal of Bruner/Cott Architects in Cambridge and Adjunct Professor of Urban Design at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. Also, on the line from New York is Cliff Pearson, Deputy Editor of the Architectural Record. RELATED LINKS The New ICA: A Three-Part Series Grand Opening View photographs of the new ICA building.    From The WBUR Newsroom Speaker DiMasi Speaks Out BOSTON, Mass. (May 13, 2008) After keeping quiet about recent ethics allegations and speculation about successors, House Speaker Sal DiMasi is now sanswering the critics. Trying to Avoid Foreclosure BOSTON, Mass. (May 13, 2008) Amid record foreclosure rates, many homeowners are doing everything possible to negotiate with their lenders. But some are finding it's an insurmountable challenge to keep their homes. Loan Forgiveness a Success BOSTON (May 12, 2008) A loan forgiveness program has attracted 47 doctors and nurse practitioners in its first year. Profiles in Courage Awards BOSTON (May 12, 2008) The Secretaries of State from Ohio and California are the Kennedy Library's Profile in Courage Award winners.