Gehry Skyscraper For L.A.'s Grand Avenue
14 July 2005 - 2:00pm
Architect Frank Gehry was selected to design a skyscraper for the Grand Avenue residential and retail complex.
"Architect Frank O. Gehry will design a 40- or 50-story skyscraper next to his iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall, as well as other elements of the $1.8-billion complex planned along Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, officials said Wednesday."The selection had been rumored for weeks but nonetheless was greeted with cheers from project planners as well as experts, who said it would make the tower one of the most anticipated architectural efforts in the nation.
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L.A.'s Skyline to Get Gehry Touch
Source:
The Los Angeles Times, July 14, 2005
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