Shocking, just shocking...

[jducoeur]

The news of the day is that MIT is suing architect Frank Gehry, because -- shock, surprise -- it turns out that Stada Center is badly designed. I could have told them that years ago.

Yes, yes -- the problem isn't that the building is ugly, it's that it is actually disfunctional. But y'know, those aren't unrelated. The rules of architecture were developed for good reason, and casting them (not to mention common sense) aside in the name of Art is always a bit dangerous...

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[dlevey.livejournal.com]

In an amusing continuation to this story, you may or may not know that my company has had our annual meeting in some interesting locations. This year, most of the meeting will take place in Barcelona. But first, we're making a stop in Bilbao - to see Gehry's Guggenheim. I'll take pictures, if they'll let me.