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May 1, 2008
Mirrors and Glass
Photographer Tasha O'Neill searches the world for reflections; her latest are in the buildings of Frank O. Gehry.
PacketOnline.com [Central NJ News]
By Ilene Dube
While Brooklynites brace themselves for architect Frank Gehry's vision for Brooklyn, there are local fans who are waiting in the wings to make a pilgrimage:
Enthusiasts — myself included — began making pilgrimages to the Basque region of Spain. In some ways resembling a large boat covered with titanium fish scales, the Bilbao Guggenheim’s design was said to be inspired by the architect’s memories of the live carp his Jewish grandmother brought home each week. She would keep it in her bathtub until time to make gefilte fish.
Gehry designs closer to home include the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College in Anondale-on-Hudson, N.Y., and the Stata Center at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. The latter made news last fall when MIT sued Gehry because leaks in the building led to cracked masonry, mold, backed-up drainage and falling ice and debris blocked emergency exits. Gehry fans among us eagerly await the completion of Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, the addition to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and our very own Lewis Science Library on the Princeton University campus.
NoLandGrab: Sorry to flatten the fluff in your nutter, but Atlantic Yards isn't coming any time soon, and even if it does, Gehry will probably not be designing all the buildings, as was originally announced.
Posted by lumi at May 1, 2008 5:00 AM