Quote Originally Posted by GPCharles View Post
Thank goodness no one in the Detroit Metro area has ever hired Frank Gehry to design a building. Many of the readers of this Forum would commit mass, ritualistic suicide.
You probably have been left spellbound by all those crushed cans looking buildings. Have you checked out any of the lawsuits and building problems his "innovative designs" have produced? Innovative often lead to maintenance nightmares, and cost overruns.

LA's Disney Concert Hall by Gehry went from $50 million to $274 million. Not only that, but the reflective glare cause the temps to rise to 138 degrees at nearby buildings.

And then there is the problems they had with an Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where his building caused a lawsuit due to...

"MIT’s lawsuit cited design and construction failures in the building. These included masonry cracking and poor drainage in the amphitheater; “mold growth at various locations on the brick exterior vertical elevations”; “persistent leaks” throughout the building; and sliding ice and snow."

Yup... lets build a Gehry design... and see how quickly it would burn thru $120 million before cost overruns kick in.