Courtesy Diller Scofidio + Renfro Washington arts watchers have been whispering and wondering since The New York Times first reported earlier this week that the Hirshhorn Museum was developing plans to create a 145-foot-tall temporary, inflatable event space. The bubble-like structure (see more images here), conceived by New York design firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, would supposedly be erected twice a year for special events, and the most intriguing aspects of the project were…

Earlier today, we told you about plans to create a whimsical temporary event space in the form of a massive bubble through and around the donut hole-like center of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Since then, we’ve managed to obtain some more images of the proposed design, which has been conceived by New York architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The firm has been involved in the design of several high profile cultural institutions,…

Diller Scofidio + Renfro The New York Times reported today that the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is working on a plan for a temporary, inflatable meeting space. The whimsical, 145-foot-tall bubble structure would enclose the courtyard of the Hirshhorn and billow up and out to house a lounge, auditorium and stage. The project is still being refined, but so far has a rough cost estimate of $5 million. Since the structure would be…