Comments on: Star-architect has hurt feelings….awwww

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:28:53 +0000

hahaha

By: Frank Gehry vs Miami Beach | Miamism

Frank Gehry vs Miami Beach | Miamism — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:43:17 +0000

[...] of course this has ruffled the feathers of many locals like Tony Garcia from Transit Miami who said in an article today (who by the way, I highly respect): Architects are such [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:20:45 +0000

I think the city is really to blame here. Regardless of what you think about Gehry, seems like the city wanted his name and now it’s trying to skim on other costs.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:21:23 +0000

Wow, most cities don’t pay designers more than 10%, the city is paying 10% extra for the name. How foolish.

By: Tony Garcia

Tony Garcia — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:15:42 +0000

I was really pissed about the fee. I mean, that’s a huge fee. Who charges 20%??? Really….
Not to place all the blame on Gehry either, because if it’s true that the city has spent $4.6 million on architectural fees for a park whose construction budget is only $10 million, then they are just using Gehry as a scapegoat.

I’m curious to read what you think about South Pointe – haven’t been there yet, but have heard a lot about it in the blogosphere….

By: Mike Lydon

Mike Lydon — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:54:04 +0000

haha, glad you covered this one…I read it this morning and was happy that Viglucci was able to convey the issues clearly. This is in stark opposition to the previous Herald article covering this issue, which was nearly unintelligible.

I really hope Gehry takes his hands off the park project. You hit the nail on the head in that parks don’t need to be overly elaborate to function. If anything, too much design leads to their eventual demise, as cities rarely have the money for the upkeep required.

Later this week, I will be reviewing the recently opened South Pointe Park.