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...Pei’s John Hancock Tower—an iconic building, but an engineering disaster.This trend is on the verge of reversal, however, with major expansion projects underway at the MFA, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Harvard’s own Fogg Museum, bringing projects by superstar architects Norman Foster and Renzo Piano to Boston for the first timeBut if there are several developments on the horizon, the ICA is the crown jewel in the city’s architectural tiara. Many in the art world have high hopes that the new Institute will play a major role...
CAUDALIE, THE 11-YEAR-OLD French skin-care line known for its grape-seed-extract antiaging formula, is expanding its offerings. The company celebrated the opening of its fourth Vinotherapie Spa in grand fashion last month in Rioja, Spain. King Juan Carlos I toured the spa alongside ber-architect Frank Gehry, who designed the accompanying Marqus de Riscal Hotel as a sweeping homage to the local culture. The enormous titanium roof is sculpted in the shape of a flamenco skirt and tinged to match the pink and gold shades of vintage wine bottles...
...however, an unfortunate deus ex machina ends the affair. But before it’s over, we get to see it grow into what is by far the most emotionally complex relationship a Bond woman has participated in, and perhaps the only one of which she is a primary architect. That the filmmakers have to take almost half an hour to fully explore its depths recalls one of Vesper’s defining quips: “I’m afraid I’m a complicated woman...
...deeming the current Charlesview land unsuitable for residence and allegedly using that as a justification for the land deal.“[The Board of Directors] have a study that supports what their plans are,” Sanchez said. “I think they showed the architect the worst of the property, and that’s what they made their assessment based on.”Sanchez claimed that, when asked to share the study with Charlesview tenants, the Board of Directors said the findings were “proprietary and confidential” and prohibited residents...
Paul Newman knows what he wants. so when the legendary actor decided to create a top-notch restaurant adjoining the Westport Country Playhouse?the renowned Connecticut theater run by his wife, actress Joanne Woodward?he had ideas for what one should see, smell and taste. One architect sketched plans for a stark space, all stainless steel and alabaster white. "Paul flipped out!" says chef Michel Nischan. "He wanted very country and very warm...