http://vanibahl.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/johnson-is-in-gehry-is-out-jon-jerde-is-in-gehry-is-out/ Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:22:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://vanibahl.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/johnson-is-in-gehry-is-out-jon-jerde-is-in-gehry-is-out/#comment-44 Gearfire.com » Blog Archive » Johnson is In- Gehry is Out; Jon Jerde is In- Gehry is Out Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:01:20 +0000 http://vanibahl.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-44 [...] foggytown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis75week75in75news75we75find75two75of75Frank75Gehry’s75projects75declared75obsolete-75Winton75Guest75House75in75Minnesota,75and75Santa75Monica75Place75mall75in75Santa75Monica. In75early752007,75the75University75of75California,75Irvine,75razed75one75of75his75buildings—a75computer75science75center—to75make75way75for75a75new75engineering75complex,75the75San75Diego75Union-Tribune75reported75at75the75time. Mike75and75Penny75Winton,75the75original75clients75of75Winton75Guest75House,75sold75the75guest75house75as75well75as75their75main75residence,75a751954-vintage75house75by75famous75architect75Philip75Johnson,75to75Kirt75Woodhouse,75a75real75estate75developer,75in752002.75Woodhouse75divided75the7512-acre75property75into75three75separate75lots,75and75was75able75to75sell75Johnson-designed75residence75but75not75one75by75Gehry’s75.75It75stayed75on75the75market75for75too75long75with75no75buyers.75Eventually,7575Woodhouse75decided75to75preserve75it75as75a75work75of75art75and75began75to75hunt75for75an75appropriate75public75site.75He75has75now75[…] [...] [...] foggytown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis75week75in75news75we75find75two75of75Frank75Gehry’s75projects75declared75obsolete-75Winton75Guest75House75in75Minnesota,75and75Santa75Monica75Place75mall75in75Santa75Monica. In75early752007,75the75University75of75California,75Irvine,75razed75one75of75his75buildings—a75computer75science75center—to75make75way75for75a75new75engineering75complex,75the75San75Diego75Union-Tribune75reported75at75the75time. Mike75and75Penny75Winton,75the75original75clients75of75Winton75Guest75House,75sold75the75guest75house75as75well75as75their75main75residence,75a751954-vintage75house75by75famous75architect75Philip75Johnson,75to75Kirt75Woodhouse,75a75real75estate75developer,75in752002.75Woodhouse75divided75the7512-acre75property75into75three75separate75lots,75and75was75able75to75sell75Johnson-designed75residence75but75not75one75by75Gehry’s75.75It75stayed75on75the75market75for75too75long75with75no75buyers.75Eventually,7575Woodhouse75decided75to75preserve75it75as75a75work75of75art75and75began75to75hunt75for75an75appropriate75public75site.75He75has75now75[…] [...]

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]]> http://vanibahl.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/johnson-is-in-gehry-is-out-jon-jerde-is-in-gehry-is-out/#comment-42 Johnson is In- Gehry is Out; Jon Jerde is In- Gehry is Out Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:24:17 +0000 http://vanibahl.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-42 [...] Wood Chips wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt This week in news we find two of Frank Gehry’s projects declared obsolete- Winton Guest House in Minnesota, and Santa Monica Place mall in Santa Monica. In early 2007, the University of California, Irvine, razed one of his buildings—a computer science center—to make way for a new engineering complex, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported at the time. Mike and Penny Winton, the original clients of Winton Guest House, sold the guest house as well as their main residence, a 1954-vintage house by [...] [...] Wood Chips wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt This week in news we find two of Frank Gehry’s projects declared obsolete- Winton Guest House in Minnesota, and Santa Monica Place mall in Santa Monica. In early 2007, the University of California, Irvine, razed one of his buildings—a computer science center—to make way for a new engineering complex, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported at the time. Mike and Penny Winton, the original clients of Winton Guest House, sold the guest house as well as their main residence, a 1954-vintage house by [...]

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