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Sunday, May 11, 2003

Case Western SWAT foiled by Frank Gehry building

Last week's lone-nut-shoot-out at Case Western U was exacerbated by Frank Gehry's avante-garde architecture.

The distinctive structure of the Frank Gehry-designed Case Western business school building, with hallways that dip and swerve, complicated the job for police.
"As the SWAT team entered the building, they were constantly under fire," Lohn said. "They couldn't return fire because of the design of the building. They didn't have a clear shot."

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