Gehry Officially Off Yards Project
The writing’s been on the wall for some time, but The Times delivered the official death blow in an online article yesterday afternoon: “Frank Gehry is out as the architect for the Barclays Center arena, the centerpiece of the long-delayed and financially challenged Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, according to government officials and real estate…
The writing’s been on the wall for some time, but The Times delivered the official death blow in an online article yesterday afternoon: “Frank Gehry is out as the architect for the Barclays Center arena, the centerpiece of the long-delayed and financially challenged Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, according to government officials and real estate executives who have been briefed on the plans.” Taking the reins post-bait-and-switch will be a Kansas City-based architecture firm called Ellerbe Becket. Unfortunately for all of us, The Times describes the new design as bearing a resemblance to Conseco Field as well as an “airplane hangar.” Meanwhile, Atlantic Yards Report notes that Forbes is putting the odds of the Nets making it to Brooklyn at 50-50.
Developer Drops Gehry’s Design for Brooklyn Arena [NY Times]
FCR Names New Architect for Brooklyn Arena [Reuters]
Starchitect Dumped from Atlantic Yards for Cheaper Option [NY Daily News]
Star Architect Out of Arena Project [NY Post]
I don’t have a short memory, bxgirl, I just know how to move on, apologize to those I think I’ve wronged (only one person…cobblehiller, not the many you seem to infer) and not hold a grudge. Please see my comment at 12:01 for anything further you’d like to add.
Given the dramatic change in scope of FCR’s plans, I would like to see the MTA and the City start all over on this and re-bid the rail yards. I never thought the FCR development was realistic so it is no surprise it’s scaled down, recession or no.
I don’t like the idea of the arena (I live about 6 blocks away on one of the approaching streets) but can’t get too worked up about it either.
Scrap the whole thing and start the process over again. This is not the proposal that was selected by anyone.
Dirty hipster
At this stage even Mrs Gehry thinks him over rated
11217- Said after she called me bitter. Learn to read through a whole thread. And now I’m done with you. Sweep the blonde wig off the keybord and go away.
DH- I confess to loving some of his work but I think its uneven. Some of its remarkably beautiful and some of it is just outlandish.
“iz- people can disagree with me without calling me bitter or bitch” – bxgrl
“Yes, I disagree- and your comment makes you sound like a bitch.” – bxgrl
oldtimer – cynicism is fine but you have to keep it in reality; alleging that politicians are supporting AY for personal financial benefit seems a bit over the top – especially when you talk of Patterson, who has had essentially nothing to do with AY and Bloomberg who by virtually all accounts made his $ honestly and has given away enough $ while being mayor to build Atlantic Yards all by himself. And he does so mostly quietly and other than at Johns Hopkins, off the top of my head, I can think of no things he has had named for himself either.
“The only thing that would make these folks happy is to make it look like a giant brownstone.”
HAHAHA! so funny, and true.
Am I the only one who thinks Gehry is really overrated?
The Beekman tower in Fidi is hideous.
11217- I made it personal with you? You called me a bitch. It had nothig to do with you- and as for people taking issue with me, you must have a very short memory. You’ve stopped posting several times because of issues you’ve had with so many other people- none of them me, by the way. So what’s your problem??