SHoP Architects stumbled into an impossible situation, really. From Frank Gehry to Ellerbe Becket to them, public approbation toward the Atlantic Yards project was bound to continue unabated, regardless of how sublime their rendering of the Brooklyn Nets arena turned out.
Even an arena worthy of Jerry Jones’ vanity would be incapable of blasting through New [...]
Brooklyners take heart! Floridians have discovered that replacing Frank Gehry with another designer need not inexorably result in ugly warehouses and vapid atmospheres.
Mr. Gehry’s firm was just replaced by West 8 as the lead designer for Miami Beach’s Lincoln Park project, which consists of landscaping a 2.5 acre urban space. As expected, an unfortunate inability to [...]
NYTimes: Battle between budget and beauty, which budget won
If you haven’t already, be sure to read Niccolai Ouroussoff’s excellent display of frustration over the events leading to Frank Gehry’s dismissal as architect for the New Jersey Net’s new Brooklyn arena.
His review perfectly describes the seemingly inevitable (and confusing) tugs-of-war between developer, city, neighborhood, economy, and [...]