‘Frozen Skyline’: Architecture and the Recession

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  11.19.08 | 9:15 AM ET

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We noted a couple weeks back that a U2-Norman Foster project in Dublin has been put on hold thanks to the economic crisis. Now, a Frank Gehry development in the U.K. has gotten the axe, as well. “If Gehry can be tossed aside by recession-wary banks,” Jonathan Glancey asks in the Guardian, “what about less celebrated architects?” Glancey’s thoughtful essay speculates about the future of the architecture industry—and our skylines—through the recession, and after.

Tags: Architecture, Europe, England, London, Shrinking Planet

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for ‘Frozen Skyline’: Architecture and the Recession

Australia hotels 01.08.09 | 2:51 AM ET

The decision to shelve the U2 Tower in Dublin was more than a simple project delay for the Irish market. Although officials insist the project will go forward, there is no guarantee that Foster’s intriguing and ambitious design will survive.

- Sujan Buck

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