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July 15, 2009
Gehry vs. Kent, the "lame excuses" to Fallows, and the unmentioned example of Gehry and Atlantic Yards
Atlantic Yards Report
When two characters from the Atlantic Yards drama meet up in Aspen, a starchitect takes things a little too far:
In the past ten days or so, the outline of a curious episode involving Frank Gehry at the Aspen Ideas Festival has emerged in the blogosphere, but now that the video has surfaced, we can all judge for ourselves.
My summary: Gehry was obnoxiously imperial in dismissing some legitimate questions by Fred Kent of the Project for Public Spaces (PPS); Gehry should know Kent by reputation but apparently does not; Kent did ask a legitimate but longwinded question and was not “pompous” as Gehry dismissed him; and, yes, Gehry is quite thin-skinned, as we’ve learned from his role in the Atlantic Yards saga.
NoLandGrab: Like Norman Oder, we're shocked, shocked(!), that Frank Gehry was busted for being an obnoxious egomaniac. Atlantic Yards watchdogs and critics have been on the receiving end of Gehry's ignoranting more than once.
Posted by lumi at July 15, 2009 5:04 AM