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Robert Venturi's columns tucked behind La Jolla bungalow
I also think enshrining a one-off mish-mash partial remodel from 1995, executed by unhappily-constrained local architects as stand-ins for absentee Robert Venturi, is phony-baloney false veneration. Who funds these schemes and why is probably more important to speculate about. As I said, much has been lost now in rare, human-scale, well-used gathering spaces. Those cartoonish fiberglass "columns" are expendable. Also, speaking of expendable, let's not forget to name Venturi's full partner, Denise Brown.— August 29, 2018 10:30 a.m.
Robert Venturi's columns tucked behind La Jolla bungalow
This whole "debate" is -- you should pardon the expression -- trumped up. The puffed-up Venturi project basically only created a vaulted lobby for the Museum of Contemporary Art that was used for vinous social wing-dings and a small cafe. Not an inch of art exhibition space was added at that time. Venturi columns that held up the pergola across a patio were out-size artifacts without function and actually blocked the museum's entrance, which always seemed to me like an unfriendly architect's swipe at museums, if not a simple design mistake. The Venturi plan added a charming in-and-outdoor cafe to the north side of the building along Prospect Street and arched windows along the south face along Prospect which fronted the museum gift shop. Those arches gracefully echoed part of the original Irving Gill-designed Ellen Scripps house that was obscurely located somewhere in the middle of everything. It's true the new look of the greatly expanded museum is bland-to-nondescript, and the building's face has turned away from other Gill buildings in the area, but there will be more wall space to show the permanent collection, which is, after all, the point of a museum. Significant losses are not ridiculous Venturi pillars, but the disappeared places for social gathering that were offered by Sherwood Hall and the small sidewalk cafe. It will be a tall order -- I miss both Sherwood and that little cafe -- but we can hope the art gains will compensate for the losses.— August 28, 2018 10:08 p.m.
Crazy Rich Asians
Such a funny clever review. Does this hateful movie get a rating, or is the black spot passe?— August 28, 2018 12:05 p.m.
Hunter, Chavez mailers scrutinized
Duncan Hunter Junior's name will be on the ballot and there will be no write-ins. In Boston years ago a legislator in the clink was re-elected to public office.— August 27, 2018 6:21 p.m.
The Airbnb referendum money
Aye, aye, sirs: thanks for explaining. If you don't ask questions, you don't learn anything. Aren't these guys/gals supposed to be role models for regular swabbies?— August 22, 2018 7:44 p.m.
The Airbnb referendum money
Two questions: Has there been official "down-sizing" at the U-T since Patrick Soon-Shiong became the paper's owner? Under tronc ownership, you report U-T sportswriter Kevin Acee was re-assigned to cover the Padres after the Chargers moved to LA. Now, under Soon-Shiong management, the LA Times is looking for someone up in LA to cover the Chargers. This doesn't necessarily portend U-T layoffs; rather, it just seems sensible. Also: In a Navy court martial proceeding, what's an "E-6?"— August 22, 2018 2:59 p.m.
Filner's name defaced on Ingraham St. bridge
Read "Animal Farm" and get back to me about erasing history.— August 10, 2018 4:01 p.m.
Drool over the stylish excess
Let's see if your readers get Kaufman's funny joke about "A Sale of Two Titties." "The Outlaw" is a terrific sexy romantic Western with tough Jane Russell (Rio) falling out of her blouse and in love with bad-boy Billy the Kid. I saw that movie in re-release a decade later with a high school boyfriend who was sort of a bad-boy himself. Loved every minute.— August 10, 2018 3:54 p.m.
City leaders don’t mention “convention center”
How does a 4-4 vote work? Can a tie vote kill something? Alvarez, Bry, Cole and Gomez voted AGAINST WAIVING a policy that needed to pass before the Council could consider placing Faulconer's matter on the November ballot. To have succeeded, Faulconer needed five votes. Getting only four, the matter died. Is that correct?— August 9, 2018 8:26 p.m.
City leaders don’t mention “convention center”
Pretty much everything, starting with its McMastermind, developer Jack McGrory. Nothing new, more congestion, more sprawl, more death-dealing football and taxpayers on the hook for the cost.— August 9, 2018 3:02 p.m.