http://torontoist.com/2007/09/last_night_the.php All comments for Transformation AGO en-us 2009 toronto_stevej Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:13 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss tenclubtix@hotmail.com tenclubtix@hotmail.com 60 http://torontoist.com/2007/09/last_night_the.php#comment-1208180 http://torontoist.com/2007/09/last_night_the.php#comment-1208180 Comments Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:21:47 -0500 <p>Yes. Unlike Alsop's giant floating domino, and Umbra's neon pink plastic fantastic cladding, it's Gehry's building that's going to be an eyesore...</p> http://torontoist.com/2007/09/last_night_the.php#comment-1207783 http://torontoist.com/2007/09/last_night_the.php#comment-1207783 Comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:12:47 -0500 <p>It's a real pity that the Grange House will be overwhelmed by the building behind it. The house does not rise above the trees but the new gallery does and is an eyesore to the park.</p> http://torontoist.com/2007/09/last_night_the.php#comment-1207435 http://torontoist.com/2007/09/last_night_the.php#comment-1207435 Comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:42:45 -0500 <p>I would argue that (even though I don't have any issues with the Crystal - unlike many, it seems) Gehry's design is better, because of his more sensitive approach - it is not simply design for design's sake. It solves the problems presented by the AGO using simple and elegant logic, cladded in breathtaking Gehry ingenuity . Even though that practicality may make it less stunning, visually speaking, it makes it more important. The best design and architecture is not just pretty, it answers questions, it completes thoughts, it solves problems. It is inherently practical. Of course, the building has yet to be completed, so this may not ultimately be true. </p>