简介：It'stoughrunningamuseuminthe21stcentury,competingwithalltheflashydistractionsofthedigitalage.SowhenWilliamThorsellassumescommandofToronto'sRoyalOntarioMuseum,hemovesquicklytorejuvenatethebelovedbutdowdyoldladyofBloorStreet.　　AsformereditorofoneofCanada'sleadingnewspapers,Thorsellenvisionsaniconicpublicbuilding—aboldgesturethatwillinjectashotofarchitecturalamphetamineintothestaidandsensibleveinsofCanada'sbiggestburg.Whototrustwithsuchaventure?　　EnterDanielLibeskind.Morethanacelebrityarchitect,Libeskindisaglobalbrandlinkedtosomeoftheworld'smostprestigiousbuildingprojects,includingthemostfamousofall—GroundZero.　　AsLibeskind'sunusualcrystallinestructurerisesintotheTorontosky,ThorsellandLibeskinddanceahigh-tensiontango.Budgetsareblown.Timetablestrashed.Citizensoutraged.Smartlytunedtocontemporarydebatesonpublicarchitecture,TheMuseumchartstheprogressofThorsell'sgrandschemeinanentertainingtaleofart,egoandsteelbeams.…