"In his first press conference since receiving the prized commission, renowned architect Frank Gehry vowed to produce an "eminently forgettable" design for downtown Las Vegas' Alzheimer's Research Center, saying he envisioned "a doddering old edifice that is but an empty shell of its former self."
The internationally renowned architect told reporters he hoped to create a structure that would "metaphorically lash out at those who love it most" and would leave passersby wondering what in the world happened to the kind and gentle building they used to know.
"I'm seeing a cold and distant structure of undulating steel," Gehry said. "With windows that will not meet your eyes, but seem to stare off into a distracted past of scrambled memories. In your heart, you will know there's someone inside, but because of the steel skin, they will not be able to recognize you.""
I know, nutty comments from our aging icon. I love how inadvertently sometimes comments are sooooo Onionesque? The whole context in this case is pretty uncanny.
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"In his first press conference since receiving the prized commission, renowned architect Frank Gehry vowed to produce an "eminently forgettable" design for downtown Las Vegas' Alzheimer's Research Center, saying he envisioned "a doddering old edifice that is but an empty shell of its former self."
The internationally renowned architect told reporters he hoped to create a structure that would "metaphorically lash out at those who love it most" and would leave passersby wondering what in the world happened to the kind and gentle building they used to know.
"I'm seeing a cold and distant structure of undulating steel," Gehry said. "With windows that will not meet your eyes, but seem to stare off into a distracted past of scrambled memories. In your heart, you will know there's someone inside, but because of the steel skin, they will not be able to recognize you.""
He did not really say that, did he?
It sounds literally like the Onion
I know, nutty comments from our aging icon. I love how inadvertently sometimes comments are sooooo Onionesque? The whole context in this case is pretty uncanny.
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