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Frank O. Gehry, the renowned architect and Design School graduate, is the subject of a negligence suit brought by MIT for alleged flaws in his design of the Stata Center, the 720,000-square-foot academic complex that anchors the campus. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...news article "MIT Sues Architect Gehry Over Faulty Building" incorrectly stated that architect Frank O. Gehry graduated from Harvard's Graduate School of Design. Gehry attended the school but he did not graduate from it. In addition, a photo caption accompanying the story incorrectly stated that MIT officials estimate that it will cost $1.5 million to fix the problems. In fact, the damages MIT is seeking have not been disclosed...
...What was the inspiration for the architecture of this building? We had to cover the façade so we came up with the idea of covering it with something that was symbolic of Japan, which was my idea. She [Doriana Fuksas, the architect] wanted to cover it with tiny illuminated holes, but I thought we had to find something more typical of Japan so I came up with the bamboo leaves, which are more decorative and appear as a motif throughout the building. The idea of gold is symbolic of luxury...
Still, religion and health aren't the only concerns parents weigh when making the decision to cut or not to cut; tradition is also a factor. Liz Arnaiz, 30, a Brooklyn architect whose son Lucas was circumcised when he was born last November, says her husband is circumcised, so it made sense for the boy to be like his dad. Besides, she adds, "to imagine your kid in the locker room the odd man out is tough...
...Officially, Zhou never made a mistake. The Gang of Four, the radical clique that oversaw the Cultural Revolution, was overthrown in 1976. Mao Zedong, once deemed infallible, has been revised downward - according to official formulation - to 70% correct and 30% wrong. Only Zhou, the urbane architect of China's rapprochement with the West, remains untarnished among China's revolutionary heroes...