architecture

Friday, May 27, 2005

Two of a Kind

From The Guardian's article on Brad Pitt designing a restaurant and residential penthouse in Frank Gehry's redevelopment of the Hove seafront (my amendments in [brackets]):
Brad Pitt
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Born
Shawnee, Oklahoma, US
Age
41
Career highlights
Johnny Suede, Fight Club, Ocean's 11 [Se7en, Twelve Monkeys, Snatch]
Career lowlights
Seven Years in Tibet, Meet Joe Black [Troy, Interview with the Vampire]
Why he matters
'He combines the matinee idol looks of Gary Cooper with the sex symbol loveliness of Marilyn Monroe' [He's one of the most popular actors in the world.]

Frank Gehry
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Born
Toronto, Canada
Age
76
Career highlights
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao; Walt Disney concert hall, Los Angeles [DG Bank, Berlin; Cardboard and Bentwood Furniture]
Career lowlights
Experience Music Project, Seattle [American Center, Paris]
Why he matters
'One of the most prominent contemporary American architects with his open, curvilinear, diverse and sometimes playful west coast style'. [He's the most famous living architect in the world.]

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