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]
11217 — haahaha.
Coming from you 11217 that’s a laugh. You’ve been called a bitch in a blonde wig so many times I can hardly see you any other way.
“Yes, I disagree- and your comment makes you sound like a bitch”
I nearly spit my coffee out. If that’s not the pot calling the kettle black, I don’t know what is.
fsrg- and I thnk their attitude will be closer to the neighbors of the luxury condo building that will be rented out to homeless families. I have plenty of aquaintances,friends and family who I have heard such views from for years. I read those same views on brownstoner many times over. I don’t say everyone is like that but they’re out there.
fsrq, I completely agree (from experience). That’s why I love new york, having been in both categories in my life on several occasions and lived in paradoxical environments for my “tax bracket.” It’s what makes this city bizarro . . . and addictive.
This may be off topic, but I was pretty moved reading about this “last for a while” architectural gem bestowed upon downtown New York (aka the new academic building for Cooper Union).
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/arts/design/05coop.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=cooper%20union%20thom&st=cse
Architecture and design, when envisioned and built well, can contribute so much on a personal as well as civic and commercial level to what we call “home.”
In the end, whatever AY was, it COULD HAVE BEEN an opportunity to contribute to and enhance an already thriving, exciting, intimate, and majestic part of New York
City. That opportunity was lost in all the infighting and greed. It was heartbreaking from day one, both for those who opposed any development (the conservationists) and for those who welcomed intelligent and sensitive development. As long as there was no leadership to see this opportunity for what it was FOR THIS PART OF BROOKLYN, we were all doomed to lose.
Yes, I disagree- and your comment makes you sound like a bitch. I am not caricaturing- I speak from experience. I’m so proud of you- you’re “rich” and you chose to deign to live in Prospect Heights. Mighty White of you.
Oldtimer – Lets do a fair walk ok……
Walk from the subway down Atlantic, right on Carlton, Right on Pacific – up to Flatbush and back to Atlantic – Frankly if MSG was the future for this site (which it is not) it would be an improvement (and before the anti Ratner people get in an uproar – the above route has been $hithole for the last 40yrs – long before Ratner was involved)
BxGrl – all I am contending is that you are way wrong that people who could afford the “Luxury Apartments” that Ratner proposes (i.e. Market rate which at the time was around $650sq ft give or take) live near, next to and on top of the same demographics as the people who would qualify for the affordable housing component. There are millions of examples of such groups living side by side all over Brooklyn and the rest of NYC
I was wondering is there anything that we can agree on?
The present rail yards are ugly and difficult to navigate
The new shopping malls are eyesores.
The Flatbush/Atlantic Avenue is a dangerous road to cross
PC Richard building ? How was that ever allowed to be built?
Frank Gehry is not all that, he keeps doing Bilbao over and over and they are not well constructed.
Gehry was never going to do the working drawings anyway.
The streets will be gridlocked during games and shows.
Jobs created will be in security and selling popcorn.
Architectural drawings will take a year and construction five, so we are looking at 2016 before the games begin. Unless we get the Olympics then stuff gets fast tracked.
The bottom line is money. It is what Ratner (Is that a made up name)Bloomberg, Paterson and Markowitz want.