Frank Gehry's first Australian building in Sydney - what do you think? - Page 2

BetaMaxx11 · January 16th, 2011, 09:37 PM

Christ, if I saw that thing in person I would run in looking for Carol Anne

KillerZavatar · January 16th, 2011, 09:39 PM

strange art

***soup or man*** · January 16th, 2011, 09:46 PM

It's a lot more 'crumpled' than a lot of Gehry's other stuff. But since he uses wooden blocks for his models, I'll wait and see what it looks like on a computer rendering.

OakRidge · January 16th, 2011, 10:01 PM

All of Frank Gehry's buildings are terrible, including this one.

stevensp · January 16th, 2011, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manitopiaaa

It's gorgeous. I love it. I'd love to have this in my city. It beats any boxy alternative for sure

Beats any boxy alternative?

Mhhh.. There exist a lot nicer solutions these days

But as i said before, with a nice cladding this can be a nice building

hqsouza · January 16th, 2011, 10:35 PM

OMFG!!! I don't know what to think about this building! Definitely strange

Union.SLO · January 16th, 2011, 10:43 PM

I like many Gehry's creations, but this one looks like a very unimaginative/pointless/random mixture of his previous projects. Similar failure as his brain research center in Vegas.

***soup or man*** · January 16th, 2011, 11:45 PM

Speaking of his building in Vegas, there is a running joke in that Gehry designed his building to resemble a melted brain. Which is funny considering that it's a research facility for Ahlzheimer's.

spectre000 · January 17th, 2011, 01:06 AM

I like most of Gehry's work. But this one is pretty awful. Bad choice of color, and just looks crumpled.

***desertpunk*** · January 17th, 2011, 02:19 AM

I don't get the complaints about Gehry's architecture "being all the same". That's exactly why he was chosen for this commission. It's branded Gehry starchitecture and clients usually know what they're getting if not the exact shapes or massings. It may have devolved into schtick but most architects do that. You want a Frank Gehry? This is what you're going to get. That said, this proposal isn't among his best work just as Beekman Place missed the mark. Perhaps Gehry should rekindle his muse and find more striking, creative solutions than was presented here.

krkseg1ops · January 17th, 2011, 03:55 AM

Buhahahahah! I could draw better in the 4th class! Not dismissing other Gehry's stuff but this monstrosity looks like a psycho's mind

MDguy · January 17th, 2011, 04:19 AM

Gehry is a very hit or miss kind of guy - this is a miss i think.

isaidso · January 17th, 2011, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDguy

Gehry is a very hit or miss kind of guy - this is a miss i think.

That's what I think of his stuff too. This one doesn't work for me.

dleung · January 18th, 2011, 06:22 AM

Looks like everything else he's ever built...

Huggkruka · January 18th, 2011, 09:37 PM

And it will be next to this beauty:

I hope they start fighting or something.

dark_shadow1 · January 18th, 2011, 09:57 PM

I don't think it's this bad- with new cladding and new color it will look just fine.

Chadoh25 · January 18th, 2011, 10:19 PM

It looks likes like a bunch of crunched up brown paper bags with reflectors on them! lol

zapor1 · January 18th, 2011, 10:45 PM

looks like any other gehry building except with a different color.

nameless dude · January 19th, 2011, 01:44 AM

A glimpse of the future UTS campus:

Video only highlights the already designed buildings and all in all, every building in the campus will undergo some sort of change along with a few additional buildings. The tower envelopes and excavated site right next to the university is the "Central Park" site with buildings designed by Jean Nouvel and Norman Foster.

Anyways, on Gehry's building, I think I'll wait for the computer renderings. It might actually turn out to be fairly decent, depending on the materials used. I agree that it could have been better though given the money spent on it.

OCPagu · January 19th, 2011, 04:19 PM

I like some buildings by Gehry, but this one is probably the ugliest project I've ever seen in my life. Architecture freak show. Hope it is not approved, for Australia's sake.

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January 16th, 2011, 09:46 PM	#23
*soup or man* Diamondz... Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,386 Likes (Received): 35	It's a lot more 'crumpled' than a lot of Gehry's other stuff. But since he uses wooden blocks for his models, I'll wait and see what it looks like on a computer rendering. __________________ My strap on my vibrator about to bust a rhyme no violator. I feel myself I'm a masturbator.

January 16th, 2011, 10:01 PM	#24
OakRidge Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 303 Likes (Received): 17	All of Frank Gehry's buildings are terrible, including this one. __________________ "I had my back to the light and my face was turned towards the things which it illumined, so that my eyes, by which I saw the things which stood in the light, were themselves in darkness." - Confessions (Book IV), Augustine of Hippo "Laws are made for these reasons: that human wickedness may be restrained through fear of their execution; that the lives of innocent men may be safe among criminals; and that the temptation to commit wrong may be restrained by the fear of punishment." - The Visigothic Code (Book I, Title II, Part V)

January 16th, 2011, 11:45 PM	#28
*soup or man* Diamondz... Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,386 Likes (Received): 35	Speaking of his building in Vegas, there is a running joke in that Gehry designed his building to resemble a melted brain. Which is funny considering that it's a research facility for Ahlzheimer's. __________________ My strap on my vibrator about to bust a rhyme no violator. I feel myself I'm a masturbator.

January 17th, 2011, 02:19 AM	#30
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,644 Likes (Received): 1370	I don't get the complaints about Gehry's architecture "being all the same". That's exactly why he was chosen for this commission. It's branded Gehry starchitecture and clients usually know what they're getting if not the exact shapes or massings. It may have devolved into schtick but most architects do that. You want a Frank Gehry? This is what you're going to get. That said, this proposal isn't among his best work just as Beekman Place missed the mark. Perhaps Gehry should rekindle his muse and find more striking, creative solutions than was presented here. __________________ We are floating in space...

January 16th, 2011, 09:37 PM	#21
BetaMaxx11 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sudbury Posts: 59 Likes (Received): 0	Christ, if I saw that thing in person I would run in looking for Carol Anne

January 16th, 2011, 09:39 PM	#22
KillerZavatar also known as Wally Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Duisburg Posts: 5,055 Likes (Received): 276	strange art

January 16th, 2011, 10:35 PM	#26
hqsouza DON'T PANIC Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 209 Likes (Received): 41	OMFG!!! I don't know what to think about this building! Definitely strange

January 16th, 2011, 10:43 PM	#27
Union.SLO Existere et persistere Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ljubljana Posts: 6,678 Likes (Received): 288	I like many Gehry's creations, but this one looks like a very unimaginative/pointless/random mixture of his previous projects. Similar failure as his brain research center in Vegas.

January 17th, 2011, 01:06 AM	#29
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 140	I like most of Gehry's work. But this one is pretty awful. Bad choice of color, and just looks crumpled.

January 17th, 2011, 03:55 AM	#31
krkseg1ops Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kraków - dawna stolica Polaków Posts: 1,329 Likes (Received): 90	Buhahahahah! I could draw better in the 4th class! Not dismissing other Gehry's stuff but this monstrosity looks like a psycho's mind

January 17th, 2011, 04:19 AM	#32
MDguy Balto Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Balwash Posts: 3,347	Gehry is a very hit or miss kind of guy - this is a miss i think. __________________ Back to Black

January 18th, 2011, 06:22 AM	#34
dleung BANNED Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Point Grey Posts: 2,631 Likes (Received): 0	Looks like everything else he's ever built...

January 18th, 2011, 09:37 PM	#35
Huggkruka Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 91 Likes (Received): 1	And it will be next to this beauty: I hope they start fighting or something.

January 18th, 2011, 09:57 PM	#36
dark_shadow1 arctic tern Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,701 Likes (Received): 42	I don't think it's this bad- with new cladding and new color it will look just fine.

January 18th, 2011, 10:19 PM	#37
Chadoh25 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 7,570 Likes (Received): 248	It looks likes like a bunch of crunched up brown paper bags with reflectors on them! lol

January 18th, 2011, 10:45 PM	#38
zapor1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 264 Likes (Received): 0	looks like any other gehry building except with a different color.

January 19th, 2011, 01:44 AM	#39
nameless dude What's my name? Who am I? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Where am I? Posts: 1,547 Likes (Received): 10	A glimpse of the future UTS campus: Video only highlights the already designed buildings and all in all, every building in the campus will undergo some sort of change along with a few additional buildings. The tower envelopes and excavated site right next to the university is the "Central Park" site with buildings designed by Jean Nouvel and Norman Foster. Anyways, on Gehry's building, I think I'll wait for the computer renderings. It might actually turn out to be fairly decent, depending on the materials used. I agree that it could have been better though given the money spent on it.

January 19th, 2011, 04:19 PM	#40
OCPagu BANNED Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: São Paulo Posts: 353 Likes (Received): 0	I like some buildings by Gehry, but this one is probably the ugliest project I've ever seen in my life. Architecture freak show. Hope it is not approved, for Australia's sake.

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