Monday, April 25, 2011

WSJ Article: An Architect's Blueprint for Overexposure

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703789104576272982600173192.html

HIGHLIGHT:

---Quote---
An Iowa-based philanthropist and architecture aficionado has offered a $300 million reward to any city anywhere in the world that dares to hire someone other than Frank Gehry to design its gleaming new art museum.

A *city planner *who wishes to remain nameless for fear that he will be branded an enemy of iconoclastic swoopiness says that municipalities dread not having a Frank Gehry building somewhere within the city limits, even if it's only a postmodern nursing home or a puckish, irreverent library.

for you to not have a Frank Gehry building of your own makes your city look stupid. It makes it look like your city fathers have no vision, no panache, no brio, no chutzpah.
---End Quote---
No Gehry swoopiness here.

How about your fair city ?

Are you another nameless planner ?

Source: http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44058&goto=newpost

newschool of architecture and design ancient greek architecture ancient roman architecture top architecture schools architecture school rankings

No comments:

Post a Comment