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Duly Quoted: Frank Gehry

“I hope they don’t put a plaque in the lobby that says I lived there….I would be insulted by that. Who wants a plaque with your name on it in some shitty-looking lobby?”
—Frank Gehry, in the Globe and Mail. Gehry—whose most recent hometown project was the renovated AGO—told the paper that he had no interest in blocking the demolition of his childhood home at 15 Beverly Street, or involving himself in the “awful” new condo going up in its place.

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  • http://undefined friend68

    There aren’t enough critics who really speak their minds.
    Then again, this is Gehry’s famous house:
    http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbi.cgi/Gehry_House.html/cid_1042767014_Gehryhouse.gbi

  • http://undefined Eric26

    I can understand not caring, but he would be insulted by a plaque? Oh Gehry, you silly douche.

  • http://undefined rek

    I’m sure the lobby won’t be the only shitty-looking part.

  • http://undefined warmflash

    I’ll bet the developers have never even heard of Frank Gehry.

  • http://undefined Rosemary

    I thought Gehry would be more forward-thinking. Condos are “the” urban reality.