Frank Gehry By: Delphia Tsang

Biography Canadian-American contemporary architect Born Frank Owen Goldberg in Toronto, Canada, 1929 Studied at the University of Southern California and Harvard University Career started when he remodeled their Santa Monica home Has worked as a professor at various universities and has many ongoing projects Had an interest in unusual building materials since he was young (building homes/cities with found objects in grandfather’s hardware store) Characterized his architectural work and became something he was known for Remodeled his family’s home in Santa Monica with the money earned from Easy Edges (cardboard furniture line he launched after leaving Harvard) Was more interested in architecture than furniture design Built many well-known buildings (e.g. Walt Disney Concert Hall) and made a name for himself because of his unique works

Common Characteristics Bold postmodern shapes Unusual materials (e.g. corrugated metal) Deconstructivism Uses materials make his work look crude or unfinished Architectural style – Deconstructivism: Freedom in creating complex buildings that challenge the strict focus on forms and functionality of architecture

Frank Gehry, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Architecture, 2003, Los Angeles In honour of Walt Disney Home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Deconstructivist style Made of sweeping curves Stainless steel exterior Acoustics Organ at the front of the hall Lillian Disney donated money to create a concert hall for her late husband – Frank Gehry was chosen from the candidates of a design competition Sweeping metallic surfaces later became his signature style The structure of the interior was made to enhance the acoustics

Frank Gehry, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Architecture, 1997, Bilbao

Frank Gehry, Dancing House, Architecture, 1996, Prague

Frank Gehry, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Architecture, 2014, Paris

Works Cited "Frank Gehry Biography." The Biography.com Website. A&E Television Networks, 2 Apr. 2014. Web. 18 Sept. 2016. Gunther, Joshua. Walt Disney Concert Hall. Digital image. Joshua Gunther Photography. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. Wolf, Bernard. Walt Disney Concert Hall Interior. Digital image. Bernard Wolf Photography. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. Guggenheim Museum. Digital image. The Traveller. N.p., 19 Aug. 2014. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Digital image. Theatre & Art. N.p., 14 Aug. 2014. Web. 20 Sept. 2016.

Works Cited Dancing House. Digital image. Coloring Without Borders. N.p., 31 Aug. 2015. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. "About Walt Disney Concert Hall." LA Phil. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2016. Jones, Rennie. "AD Classics: Walt Disney Concert Hall / Frank Gehry." ArchDaily. N.p., 23 Oct. 2013. Web. 22 Sept. 2016. Louis Vuitton Foundation Top. Digital image. Lifestyle Vacations. N.p., 01 Nov. 2014. Web. 22 Sept. 2016. Louis Vuitton Foundation Side. Digital image. Lifestyle Vacations. N.p., 01 Nov. 2014. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.

Works Cited Giral, David. Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Digital image. David Giral Photography. N.p., 24 Aug. 2012. Web. 22 Sept. 2016. Nataliya. 8 Spruce Street Skyscraper. Digital image. Flickr. N.p., 21 Oct. 2011. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.