In an interview with the Architect’s Newspaper on Tuesday, starchitect Frank Gehry let this line slip about the Atlantic Yards project that he is the lead designer for: “I don’t think it’s going to happen.” In a press release, Bruce Ratner called Gehry a “great friend” and said it was understandable that he (and others) “have concerns about this project happening in the worst economic environment since the Great Depression.” Never fear, though, he said. It will get built. Gehry then responded through his publicist, saying that his original statement was “misconstrued as a prediction” about the project and that he remains “hopeful it will come to fruition.” Time will tell.
Q&A: Gehry at 80 [Architect's Newspaper]
Gehry: Game Over for Nets’ Atlantic Yards NY Post
Atlantic Yards Project Is Dead, Says Gehry [NY Daily News]
Atlantic Yards Project Still a ‘Go’ [Star Ledger]
Gehry Backs Off Comment [AY Report]