HecticArt Wonderful Architecture Work

[Channel98]

So many architects have died this year, I think it's safe to declare architects an endangered species.

Stephen Garrett, architect and first director of Malibu's Getty Villa, dies

Stephen Garrett, who helped J. Paul Getty transform his dream of a Roman-style villa in Malibu into a world famous cultural attraction, dies at 96.

www.latimes.com

 

[HecticArt]

I wasn't familiar with him.

96 is a good run of it though.

 

[Channel98]

"Well, doggies! Lookee here, Jethro." "What is it, Uncle Jed?" "Says here in the paper that some rich feller bought the mansion we used to live in." "Gol-lee, Uncle Jed, I hope he doesn't get rid of that big cee-ment pond."

'Beverly Hillbillies' estate sells to media heir Lachlan Murdoch for about $150 million

Sale of "The Beverly Hillbillies" estate in Bel-Air, owned by the late media mogul A. Jerrold Perenchio, sets a California price record.

www.latimes.com

 

[HecticArt]

I don't know what a millin is..... but 250 of em sounds like a lot.....

 

[Wolf]

Year-round Las Vegas resort pool aims to be 'the greatest pool in the history of the world'

 

[HecticArt]

I saw that building under construction last month, but never checked to see what it was going to look like. The pool seems kinda meh to me. It’s a lot of water. A LOT of pee too if they expect 4000 people per day.

 

[Wolf]

I was in Vegas few months back and I saw that building under construction near the Fremont strip.

Never heard of blue urine and yes I know it's fake. Doesn't matter any basic public pool is a giant toilet.

 

[HecticArt]

And then you get that water in your mouth and nose........

 

[Channel98]

Our local public swimming pool used to have a sign: "We don't swim in your toilet. Please don't pee in our pool." It was removed because some parents thought it was offensive. And peeing in the pool isn't?

 

[scotchandcigar]

I'm tellin' ya, these architects can't get a break

Falling debris kills Manhattan architect as she was walking on a sidewalk

A 60-year-old woman was struck and killed by falling debris on a midtown Manhattan street Tuesday morning, according to NYPD spokesperson Ahmed Nasser.

www.cnn.com

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I'm tellin' ya, these architects can't get a break

Falling debris kills Manhattan architect as she was walking on a sidewalk

A 60-year-old woman was struck and killed by falling debris on a midtown Manhattan street Tuesday morning, according to NYPD spokesperson Ahmed Nasser.

www.cnn.com

Did the debris fall from a building she designed?

 

[HecticArt]

I thought they said the building was around 100 years old.
The owner got a ticket in April because a building inspector felt that it didn’t appear to ba safe. The owner had an architect working on a facade renovation that was supposed to start construction soon, but then this happened.
For the owners sake, Im glad that they were already in the process of getting things fixed, but they really should have had the scaffolding up a long time ago.

 

[Channel98]

If Netflix can build a replica of the Sistine Chapel so easily, maybe we should let them rebuild Notre Dame.

'The Two Popes' couldn't film inside the Sistine Chapel. So Netflix built a bigger one

The Golden Globe-nominated drama "The Two Popes," now on Netflix, features intimate scenes inside the Sistine Chapel. But no, Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce weren't really there.

www.latimes.com

 

[HecticArt]

There isn't much to it. It's a big shoe-box of a room with a fancy paint job.

 

[semipenguin]

 

[HecticArt]

I'll have to watch this later, but it looks cool.

 

[Channel98]

These "iceberg towers" will be held together by glue. Ig-glue. (Ouch!)

Warner Bros. breaks ground on massive new studio with Frank Gehry-designed 'iceberg buildings'

Warner Bros. breaks ground on massive new studio with Gehry-designed 'iceberg buildings'

The Burbank studio has broken ground on two new Frank Gehry-designed office towers fashioned to look like icebergs floating alongside the 134 Freeway.

www.latimes.com

 

[HecticArt]

It’s not too bad. Gehry is getting more subtle these days.

 

[Wolf]

Right now there are some propose talks of building a entertainment, sports and high-tech complex on tribal land in Phoenix.

One thing that mentions in the article is a sports complex, but it doesn't list any type of team. Currently my soccer team Phoenix Rising FC plays on the property. As you can see some renders of a soccer stadium. But there have been some mention that the Arizona Diamondbacks and/or Arizona Coyotes could possibly call that place home as well? There will be some interesting speculations coming out in the next coming of months.

Tribal land in East Valley may finally see development. Here's what is envisioned

 

[HecticArt]

It's fun looking.

Don't hold your breath for it to happen soon though. No matter how optimistic the developers get, it'll take years for them to get enough people to come up with the cash to get the thing moving. It'll probably look pretty different too. Hopefully they can make it happen.