Frank Gehry

All Family Members Are Not Created Equal

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.29.2012

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Michael Kaiser

Every time you read about or visit the new Signature Theater, think of Edward Norton and one of his most powerful performances -- as a family member of staggering importance.

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The Walt Disney Concert Hall Organ: L.A.'s Finest Instrument

Xaque Gruber | Posted 05.22.2012

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Xaque Gruber

Unorthodox as it is unforgettable, Los Angeles' premiere performance organ is the subject of a compelling new documentary by Raoul Peter Mongilardi. Sitting down with Mongilardi, we discussed L.A.'s "organ of the future."

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LOOK: Big Change For Eisenhower Memorial Design

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Architect Frank Gehry and his design team proposed changes Tuesday to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial planned for a site near the Nati...

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Eisenhower Family Wary Of Memorial's 'Refined' Design

Posted 05.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Eisenhower family isn't feeling optimistic about a "refined" design for the controversial Frank Gehry-designed Dwight D. Eisenhower ...

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A Photography Book That Captures the Zeitgeist of Los Angeles

Jane Chafin | Posted 05.26.2012

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Jane Chafin

2012-03-26-20120322fo_los_angeles_05_2.jpg You'll travel through time with highlights of the city's cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history.

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House Lawmakers Hold Hearing On Ike Memorial Design

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.20.2012

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WASHINGTON — Architect Frank Gehry said he is open to changes to a planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington to address objections fro...

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Let's Not Politicize The Eisenhower Memorial

Justin Shubow | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Dwight Eisenhower, National Civic Art Society, Frank Gehry, Christopher Knight, Architecture, National Mall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eisenhower Memorial Frank Gehry, Eisenhower, Eisenhower Memorial Design, National Mall Memorials, Eisenhower Memorial, Arts News
Justin Shubow

Is it "nostalgia" to ask that the Eisenhower Memorial "shall blend with the essential lines of the old"? Would critics like to see Paris "improved" by some more oppressive skyscraper? Should Venice, Rome, and Florence get with the times and jazz up their hopelessly backwards cities?

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Ike's 'Heoric' Stones Overshadowed By Gehry Tapestries

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.29.2012

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WASHINGTON — As critics of a planned monument honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower object to everything from its giant scale to its depiction of the Co...

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Architecture's 'Nobel Prize' Goes To...

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 04.28.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Chinese architect Wang Shu, whose buildings have been praised for their commanding presence and careful attention to the environme...

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Frank Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial Design Gets Bashed Once Again

2012-02-16-archdailyreal.jpg | Posted 02.18.2012

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By Karissa Rosenfield (click here for original article) The controversy surrounding Frank Gehry’s proposal for the Eisenhower Memorial has just ...

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Why I Still Like Ike

William Astore | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Humility, Military, Dwight Eisenhower, American Exceptionalism, Military Industrial Complex, National Monuments, Dwight D. Eisenhower, D-Day, Eisenhower Memorial, Frank Gehry, Dwight Eisenhower Presidency, Dwight Eisenhower Legacy, Politics News
William Astore

As important as Ike's deeds were to our country, in some way his words were (and are) even more important, especially in this time of constant war and bloated budgets for "defense" and our burgeoning trade in deadly weaponry.

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Congressman Wants Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial Design Rejected

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON — A Virginia congressman asked a federal panel Friday to reject a design for a memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Wa...

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Designing an Eisenhower Memorial on the Mall in D.C.

Paul Gunther | Posted 04.08.2012

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Paul Gunther

Sadly, the pending scheme by Frank Gehry for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial proposed on a colossal four-acre site in the District of Columbia's civic epicenter is theme-park architecture.

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Jazz Is Back In Culver City

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 01.31.2012

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The Jazz Bakery is back in business. The famous Culver City establishment will set up shop in a new Frank Gehry-designed theater, on city-owned la...

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Eisenhower Family: Frank Gehry Must Be Stopped

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 03.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower's family wants a memorial in the nation's capital redesigned, saying the current plans overemphasize his ...

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Classical Music In 2011: Ape Opera, Gehry In Miami, OWS And More

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 12.23.2011

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To evaluate classical music in 2011 shows us a divided land. One troubling trend shows the continued financial struggles of classical music organizati...

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Eisenhower Family Still Doesn't Like Gehry's Memorial Design

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Has the Dwight D. Eisenhower national memorial project hit a snag? The Washington Post reported Friday that members of the Eisenhowe...

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Famous Architect Designs Grammy Poster

Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Frank Gehry, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Recording Academy, Grammy Awards 2011, Architecture, Modern Architecture, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Grammy Awards, Arts News

The innovative architect Frank Gehry has turned his propensity for out-of-left-field lines on the new poster for the 54th Grammy awards. The Recording...

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Pablo Picasso: 130 year Influence on Architecture

Tom Mallory | Posted 12.27.2011

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Tom Mallory

I think it was painting - that of Pablo Picasso overwhelmingly so - that influenced modern architecture to start challenging the boundaries and possibilities of three-dimensional space. Cubism was always destined to be a 2-dimensional art form but the brave and deconstructive thinking behind it has transcended the arts and in its own way has massively influenced the architecture around us.

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Gehry's Abu Dhabi Guggenheim Put On Hold

AP | By ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 12.24.2011

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Abu Dhabi company building a branch of the Guggenheim museum in the Emirati capital said Sunday it has temporarily ...

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Gehry Answers His Critics On Eisenhower Memorial Plan

AP | By BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Renowned architect Frank Gehry explained his ambitious design for a future Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial to architecture colleagues Tues...

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Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial Plan Incites 'Hostile' Questions

The Washington Post | Lisa De Moraes October 6, 2011 | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Dwight Eisenhower, National Archives, American Monument, Frank Gehry, Independence Avenue, Washington, American Architecture, The Mall, Memorial, Arts News

The world's most-famous architect sailed into a storm of old-fashioned Washington controversy this week. At a public conversation Wednesday at the ...

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Gehry To Update D.C. Panel On Eisenhower Memorial

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Architect Frank Gehry will update a federal planning group Thursday on his design for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, which could inc...

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Paul Needham

A Frank Gehry Design That Hit The Highway

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Needham | Posted 12.05.2011

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OWATONNA, Minn. -- This small city has long been a popular stop for travelers interested in architecture because of its Louis Sullivan-designed bank, ...

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Architects Mutiny On Jerusalem Museum Of Tolerance

Posted 12.04.2011

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The Simon Wiesenthal Center's new Museum of Tolerance building in Jerusalem has hit yet another snag in its impending construction, this time with its...

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