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MIT is Suing Frank Gehry

November 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Gehry MIT buildings
MIT’s Stata Center, Cambridge, MA (photo by jonas_k)

Last week John and I walked passed these buildings while walking through the MIT campus on the way to get a burrito at Anna’s. I don’t know why I didn’t take a photo (I’ve been lacking creative spirit a bit lately – that’s another post), but this photo is by jonas_k on Flickr. As we passed by John commented that the buildings are cool and I said they were “Gehry-esque.” The next day on the news I saw that MIT is suing Frank Gehry for negligence because the buildings are going to hell and having to be rebuilt now. I guess I was wrong when I said they were “Gehry-esque”…. they were Gehry.

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Audio Tour of Millennium Park

July 5th, 2005 · 3 Comments

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Audio Tour of Millennium Park, Chicago

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Audio Tour of Millennium Park, Chicago

I made an appointment for “after work” last Friday, not remembering it was a holiday weekend and our office was shutting down early. After the camera crew left, I had a few hours to kill before I had to be there so I downloaded the mp3s and put them on my iPod and took the audio tour of Millennium Park. More info on the tour is in my Chicagoist post.

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Lurie Garden :: Audio Tour of Millennium Park, Chicago

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Pritzker Pavillion :: Audio Tour of Millennium Park, Chicago

While I was walking around looking at the features of the park and listening to a description and history of them on my iPod I took a photo of each thing with my iPod playing the mp3 about it. I got a lot of strange looks, but it was fun to turn it into a photo project. I think what Millennium Park is doing with the tour is really innovative. I could see this happening in all kinds of situations.. parks, museums, zoos. All those places that sell audio accompaniment. Except this way is FREE and you can keep the mp3s if you want.

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BP Bridge :: Audio Tour of Millennium Park, Chicago

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BP Bridge @ Millennium Park

August 10th, 2004 · 3 Comments

BP Bridge at Millennium Park
BP Bridge at Millennium Park, Chicago (photo by Rick)

BP Bridge at Millennium Park
BP Bridge at Millennium Park, Chicago

BP Bridge at Millennium Park
Richard on BP Bridge at Millennium Park, Chicago (photo by Rick)

BP Bridge is the only bridge in the world designed by Frank Gehry. The bridge goes over Columbus Drive, connecting Millennium Park with Grant Park. It also provides an acoustic barrier between park goers and traffic noise.

See also:
» Pritzker Pavilion @ Millennium Park
» Wrigley Square & Millennium Monument @ Millennium Park
» Crown Fountain @ Millennium Park
» Cloud Gate @ Millennium Park

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Pritzker Pavilion @ Millennium Park

August 8th, 2004 · 11 Comments

Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago (photo by Rick)
Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago (photo by Rick)

Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago
Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago

Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago
Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago

Stephanie, Rachelle & Jessica picnicking at Millennium Park, Chicago (photo by Richard)
Stephanie, Rachelle & Jessica picnicking at Millennium Park, Chicago (photo by Richard)

Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago (photo by Rick)
Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago (photo by Rick)

Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago (photo by Richard)
Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago (photo by Richard)

The Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park was designed by Frank Gehry and is thought to be the most sophisticated outdoor concert venues of its kind in the United States. The pavilion has a billowing “headdress” of stainless steel ribbons connected to an overhead trellis of crisscrossing steel pipes over the lawn seating area. When not in use, the seating area acts as a “great lawn” in where it’s fun to picnic or toss a frisbee around. Both of which we did today when my family came down.

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More From Taste of Chicago

June 27th, 2004 · 5 Comments

Gehry Footbridge & Pavillion
Gehry Footbridge :: Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, Chicago

Grilling
Grilling :: Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, Chicago

Gyros
Gyros :: Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, Chicago

Fried Dough Sign
Fried Dough Sign :: Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, Chicago

Cooking Fried Dough
Cooking Fried Dough :: Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, Chicago

Sabor Latino
Sabor Latino :: Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, Chicago

Chicagoist has more photos of and a list of all of the food that Tien, Jeannette & I ate at Taste of Chicago. Also, although I’ve seen many photos of the Millennium Park, Saturday was the first time I’ve actually seen it for real. The top photo is Frank Gehry’s footbridge leading from Grant Park to Gehry’s pavilion in Millennium Park.

See also:
» People of the Taste
» Oooohhh.. Indigestion!, on Chicagoist
» Stupid Nature Altering Travel Plans by Tien
» On The Road Again by Tien
» Taste of Chicago – Oh, So Full by Tien

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