Monday, May 23, 2011

Frank Gehry

"I think the blurring of lines between arts and architecture has got to happen"
- Frank Gehry

His works are known as some of the most important in the history of contemporary architecture as noted in the 2010 Worlds Architecture Survey
Vanity Fair has labeled him the "most important architect of our age"



Organ inside the concert HallFacade of which was also design by Frank Gehry with organ sound and consultant Manuel Rosales. He wanted something unconventional but had trouble creating something that would also sound right. After lots of bad designs the two came up with a design that reminded Frank of curved wooden logs.
Walt Disney Concert HallDesigned by Frank Gehry with acoustics designed and engineered by  Yasuhisa Toyota, Concert hall opened on October 23, 2003.  It was estimated to cost over $274 million including a $110 million parking garage underneath the concert hall. The exterior of the curved panels of the Hall are made from stainless steel except for a portion that was at one point so shiny and mirror like that it caused rooms in neighboring condos to get unbearable hot and parts of the side walk to reach 140 0f. Using computer technology the found which spots were cause the most trouble on the part of the building and sanded them down.
Rasin Building (aka "the dancing house") Originally named the Fred (Astaire) and Ginger (Rogers) House
A design collaboration of Czech architect Vlado Milunic and Frank Gehry it was started in 1992 and finished in 1996. It is located on a vacant riverfront in Prague. It houses several multi-national firms as wells as a french restaurant at the top of it. The house resembles a pair of dancers and while it s overall color scheme blends with the landscape around it it obviously because of its unconventional shape and juxtaposition stand out. The tower to the left almost looks like it could fall at any second because it seems as if it is leaning on the rest of the building. The building is an example of the DE constructivist style.



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