One of Tschumi's intentions with his design of this project in New York: To "prove you could with the simplest $55 a square foot curtainwall" build something "architecturally significant." Tschumi, much in the news for his Acropolis Museum, also forcefully responds to criticism that Blue is not in context with its neighborhood. he says the project engages in a dislogue with its environs.Tschumi, dean of Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture from 1988 to 2003, also reveals much of his design philosophy, including his total avoidance of "overly talkative" details.