But that Manhattan outpost closed after several months, and plans to open satellites in Boston, Chicago, Atlanta and other cities fizzled.
Some of Mr. Krens's ambitions to open satellites by world-class architects have been successful, most notably Frank Gehry's titanium-clad Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain, which has been attracting nearly one million visitors a year since it opened in 1997, and the more modest Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin.
And underpinning them, continually open satellite links, transponders and digital terrestrial TV channels.
A booming church might open satellite campuses, where worshippers can watch the weekly sermon on a big screen, beamed in from the mother church.
The loophole allows existing grammars to open "satellite" campuses or annexes miles from their original site – as has already happened in Kent – or even in neighbouring local authorities.
They include courtside seats at the United States Open, satellite TV at his four homes and the use of a G.E.-owned apartment on Central Park West, in addition to paying for laundry, wine, newspapers and other items associated with the apartment.
Facing such hurdles, the downtown real estate agencies have quietly scrapped plans to open satellite offices in Harlem, just as the neighborhood seems to be undergoing a renaissance, with property values rising and new stores and restaurants springing up.
By creating the Middle Eastern focus, it is connecting with a region where oil-rich collectors have been spending hundreds of millions of dollars on art and recruiting U.S. museums to open satellite institutions.
The findings present a challenge to the government's policy of allowing existing grammar schools to expand and open "satellite" campuses, and fuels an emerging debate about the role genetic testing should play in the future.
If approved, the annex could pave the way for more grammars to open satellite campuses.
A diverse jury of industry leaders will select entries for top prizes at the IndieCade @ Open Satellite Festival.
