THE LAST WORD JULIAN RENTZSCH FRANK GEHRY The legendary architect on life away from the drawing board TRAVEL Home comforts or reaching out? I travel a lot for work so I love to stay at home! But we are going to Morocco for a vacation in a couple of months. I’ve been there before but never to Marrakech. We love going to Berlin – we did a concert hall there for Daniel Barenboim. It turned out to be pretty damned good. I’m going to have my next birthday there. One place I’d like to go is Egypt. I’ve paid for trips to Egypt several times but for some reason they didn’t work out. FOOD Big names or hidden gems? I’m not very fussy about food, but I usually look for local fare. I remember in Paris that a chef opened up a place after her “job” and it was all very classical French. You could only see 15 people in this little room and there was old French cooking. That was very special. I like things like that – bistros and Paris. DRINK Classy cabernet or a contemporary cocktail? I love a good wine. I was offered the chance to design a winery for Marqués de Riscal. I said the job was too small but I visited anyway. They took me down to the cave and they asked me when my birthday was. I told them and they pulled out a bottle of 1929 red, took a sword, cut the top off, and poured the wine. It was so good. I said, “OK, OK, if you give me this kind of wine, I’m going to do the job.” ARTS Live entertainment or still life? Well, I’ve designed a few concert halls so I’ve been involved with them over the years. I’m on Herbie Hancock’s board so I’m very involved with his work. I mostly go out to see classical music and jazz. A little bit of opera. I used to listen to music when I was a young kid in architecture school. I used to listen to Bach constantly, playing always while I was working. FUTURE PLANS Taking it easy or keep on going? I love working on concert halls. If someone offers me anything related to classical music, I drop everything and go, wherever it is. It’s the fascination with connecting people. It does it so beautifully. I love that feeling. 86 NetJets
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