Gehry's New Vision for Atlantic Yards
Curbed got the scoop on Gehry’s latest design for Atlantic Yards (what’re we, Dan, chopped liver?) that was presented this morning to a group of journalists (except for one ). So waddya think? Frank Gehry’s Latest Revealed [Curbed]
Curbed got the scoop on Gehry’s latest design for Atlantic Yards (what’re we, Dan, chopped liver?) that was presented this morning to a group of journalists (except for one ). So waddya think?
Frank Gehry’s Latest Revealed [Curbed]
Someone, somewhere, could have done better. Modern architecture can be new, edgy and still relate to the surrounding neighborhood. This looks like Howl’s Moving Castle. I.M.Pei’s addition to the Louvre works, this doesn’t. If you plopped the Bilbao museum at AY, it would look better. It really does look like he crumpled up some paper and then called it a design. Blecch!
Ana, there is a picture of the model on Curbed that includes the Williamsburg Bank building, Atlantic Terminal and the new building going up across Flatbush as well as high rises that appear to go down as far as Vanderbilt. (And no, it doesn’t get any better)
i agree with David at May 11, 2006 03:02 PM
they probably would whine about everything that people try to build that isnt there already.
Feel sorry for the structural engineer that gets to design this beauty. He/she’ll be ecstatic to get the project but will suffer half way through. But I like it.
I’m not against AY, but I loathe this. A pox on architects who design ludicrous buildings no human being would want to live/work in. And shed a tear for architecture, which was a great profession before the destructionists and faddists ruined it. Now it’s just fraud after fraud pouring a steaming cup of ghastly down our throats and telling us to say “Mmmm” because it’s postmodern.
I also like modern design, but just look at the size of that thing! Look at the teeny tiny little cars! This is not Manhattan or Tokyo or Hong Kong. How about a little context?! Also, as others have said, it is totally misleading to show just this one building and completely void of surroundings. It will not be sitting on a black stage, it will be in (utterly dominating) a low-rise cityscape. I just don’t see how this is acceptable. The shadow this monstrosity will cast (in every way) will be very, very long.
What an eyesore. There is no street scape, no open spaces, nothing. Where will people congregate as they go to the game? It will not be practical and will be a disaster. The stadium will not make money.
The more I look at this updated AY design, the more I like it. I think that the actual buildings once constructed will be less “cutting-edge” but still retain a flattering design and shape.
If it is going to be uber modern, let’s go Dubai Space Age a la that Trump tower thing on the palm island project in Dubai. If it is out of context, at least look really interesting…
What’s up with the weird scaffolding frame entrance to at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush?
Also, I love how there is no traffic. The roads are busier than the photo at 2am, and that is without all of the new buildings and the residents.