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A Little Follow Up To The Gehry Story…Ouroussoff blows off some steam!

Ellerbe Becket

Well, we’ve read it before and we’ll read it again.  When Mr. Ouroussoff is angry, hes angry.

After reading this article I am wondering whether I still think it made sense to take Gehry off the project.  Ouroussoff makes a good point of saying that this follows a dangerous precendent of money stoping progress and I agree with him that the work replacing Gehry’s isn’t up to par.  Yet we are also in tough economic times and sometimes too much is too much.

Thoughts?  Post a comment!

NYT: Battle Between Budget and Beauty, Which Budget Won

Cooper Union is Well Received! (by the NYT)

Photo: Julieta Cervantes for The New York Times

As I’ve said before, either Nicolai Ouroussoff loves a work or he really doesn’t.  As I have been admiring the construction of this building for a long time I am happy to see that he agrees with me.  My only sadness is what they had to tear down to accomplish it.  Read on:

NYT: The Civic Value of a Bold Statement




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