With Shades of Bentham, David Rockwell Redesigns Oscars

“The slim credit that flashed by at the end of the broadcast — ‘Production Designer: David Rockwell’ — hardly hinted at the deep, sometimes very odd architectural symbolism that piled up during Sunday night’s Academy Awards. … Complicating matters was the fact that Rockwell designed the existing stage setup — and the rest of the Kodak Theatre.”