The most lucid testimonial to Mr. Marino comes from Robin Woodhead, the chairman of Sotheby's International, who worked with the architect on client entertainment areas, where historic pieces meld with Mr. Marino's furniture and Damien Hirst butterflies.
The city fathers have torn down the old Rossiya Hotel, a giant Brezhnev-era hulk that few will miss, and commissioned a new hotel and entertainment complex by the British architect Norman Foster.
For a taster menu of the capital's pub scene, we asked a few locals, including a theatre director, an architect, a university entertainment programmer and a professional tour guide, for their unbiased, pint-based recommendations.
Amidst this tectonic shift in the universe of entertainment, start-ups are re-architecting the software and hardware infrastructure supporting the industry.
The department's decision was seen as a special victory for the deal's chief architect, Mel Karmazin, the longtime entertainment executive who runs Sirius and would lead the combined company.
David Mirvish, a former art dealer who is among the leading collectors, theater producers and real estate developers in Canada, has teamed up with Frank Gehry, the 83-year-old Los Angeles-based architect, to reimagine the downtown entertainment district of Toronto.
Melding traditional and contemporary elements, the two-story house behind gates is distinguished by open-plan areas, sliding glass walls and a hangar-style entertainment area with 20-foot ceilings designed by architect Steven Ehrlich.
Already the modest gray-brick house sits in the middle of a new upscale entertainment quarter designed by Ben Wood, one of the architects behind the restoration of Faneuil Hall in Boston, otherwise known as the Cradle of Liberty.
Doers and doings in business, entertainment and technology: Chief Executive John Chambers John Chambers and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates Bill Gates may have different leadership styles.
