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Old 08-19-2008, 12:46 AM
 
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I like the bandshell, although, I like his bridge even more.

http://i.pbase.com/u8/tmoy2003/large/32879438.P8160691.jpg (broken link)
Like his museum in Bilbao, the architecture overwhelms the utility. Bilboa is supposed to house an art collection, but the art is swallowed up and overshadowed by the museum itself.

A "bridge" is supposed to be functional, so the idea of a curved bridge, making the distance between two points twice as long as it should be, is really stupid and irritating to say the least.

Let's see Gehry try that idea at O'hare, man o' man, could you imagine the complaints?

I like the bandshell because it's decoration, which is what Gehry is about.
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Old 08-19-2008, 01:25 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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Like his museum in Bilbao, the architecture overwhelms the utility. Bilboa is supposed to house an art collection, but the art is swallowed up and overshadowed by the museum itself.

A "bridge" is supposed to be functional, so the idea of a curved bridge, making the distance between two points twice as long as it should be, is really stupid and irritating to say the least.

Let's see Gehry try that idea at O'hare, man o' man, could you imagine the complaints?

I like the bandshell because it's decoration, which is what Gehry is about.
But that's kind a big distinction. This isn't O'Hare, a place where pedestrians are hurrying from one point to the next. This is a bridge connecting two parks, where the vast majority of users are crossing it at their own leisure. The extra minute it takes to complete a stroll crossing a beautiful and unique bridge, while taking in views of one of the best skylines in the world, is part of the feature.

The bridge and bandshell are two designs where Gehry's footprint complements the function, not detracts from it.
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Old 08-19-2008, 01:41 AM
 
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My opinion is different than yours. A meandering bridge is plain irritating. A curved bridge is gimmicky.

Many of Gehry's buildings suffer from leaks too, unfortunately for the people who paid for them.
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MIT sues Gehry, renowned architect of daring $300m Stata Center - The Boston Globe

November 6, 2007

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has filed a negligence suit against world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, charging that flaws in his design of the $300 million Stata Center in Cambridge, one of the most celebrated works of architecture unveiled in years, caused leaks to spring, masonry to crack, mold to grow, and drainage to back up.

The suit says that MIT paid Los Angeles-based Gehry Partners $15 million to design the Stata Center, which was hailed by critics as innovative and eye-catching with its unconventional walls and radical angles. But soon after its completion in spring 2004, the center's outdoor amphitheater began to crack due to drainage problems, the suit says. Snow and ice cascaded dangerously from window boxes and other projecting roof areas, blocking emergency exits and damaging other parts of the building, according to the suit. Mold grew on the center's brick exterior, the suit says, and there were persistent leaks throughout the building.
I guess it's "all in the eye of the beholder"

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Old 08-19-2008, 06:28 AM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Public art. . . some will like it, some will not. IMHO, this one is OK. . . you wouldn't believe some of the (horrible) things they do for public art in Phoenix! Chicago is MUCH BETTER OFF!
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Old 08-19-2008, 08:02 AM
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My opinion is different than yours. A meandering bridge is plain irritating. A curved bridge is gimmicky.
We get it, it is a matter of 'opinion', but yours is the opinion that is right

Some people like Gehry, some do not. There is no 'right' or 'wrong' answer to whether or not Gehry's contribution to the world of architecture is aesthetically pleasing or not. History will decide whether it is relevant.
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Old 08-19-2008, 08:43 AM
 
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One of my biggest issues with Gehry has always been that his interiors don't really give any hint about what's happening on the complex exteriors. This is a beef that's held by many of my fellow architects as well. The band shell gets past this problem, however, and I think it's one of his most succesful buildings because of it.

The band shell is an object in a park, and is free to create its own context. Put is adjacent to the Hancock building, and it would look goofy. But in a park with the landscaped great lawn and "bird cage", it really works.
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Old 08-19-2008, 09:50 AM
 
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Im a fan of both the bridge and pavilion. I think they were the perfect touch for that area of downtown, they just feel right (and sound right, too).
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