New New New
©2006 Craig Ashby
Digital Photograph

New New New is more construction down near the West Side Highway around the Meat Packing District. The home of construction boom. Yes, we need another condominium.

This particular building draws me because it is so of its moment. The wonky angles and support structure. The weird floor shapes. Those gradated windows. It is so of this moment.

I think, but am not positive that it is Frank Gehry. I want to say that I read that at the time of construction. But memory is such a tricky thing. Thank goodness Google is less tricky, it is Gehry.

I have always loved Gehry. But it is hard to not see this particular building date poorly. Maybe I am just in a mood, but it seems like an attempt to look 21st century and that might be what makes it not stick.

Then again I could be horribly wrong. This could be the way everything looks in the future. This could be the beginning of everything in this century. Which makes me even sadder than taking a pot shot at Gehry.