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{{Short description|Canadian-American architect (born 1929)}} | |||
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|name = Frank Owen Gehry<br><small>] ] ('']'') ] ('']'') ] ('']'') ] ('']'') ] (], '']'') ] (], '']'') ] (OAI, '']'') | |||
| name = Frank Gehry | |||
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| birth_name = Frank Owen Goldberg | |||
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|practice_name = Gehry Partners, LLP | |||
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'''Frank Owen Gehry''' <small>]</small> (born '''Ephraim Owen Goldberg''', ], ]) is a ]-winning ] based in Los Angeles. | |||
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*{{marriage|Berta Isabel Aguilera|1975}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-08 |title=Great modern buildings: Frank Gehry biography |url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2007/oct/08/architecture |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=]|language=en}}</ref>}} | |||
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'''Frank Owen Gehry''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC}} {{post-nominals|list=]}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɛər|i}} {{respell|GAIR|ee}}; {{ne|'''Goldberg'''}}; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of ], including ] in ], have become ]. | |||
His buildings, including his private residence, have become ]s. Many ]s, ], and ] seek Gehry's services as a badge of distinction, beyond the product he delivers. | |||
He rose to prominence in the 1970s with his distinctive style that blended everyday materials with complex, dynamic structures. Gehry's approach to architecture has been described as ], though he himself resists categorization. His works are considered among the most important of ] in the 2010 ], leading '']'' to call him "the most important architect of our age".<ref name="VF Tyrnauer 2010">{{cite news |last= Tyrnauer |first=Matt |author-link=Matt Tyrnauer|title= Architecture in the Age of Gehry |url= https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/08/architecture-survey-201008?currentPage=all |access-date= 2010-07-22 |newspaper= ] |date= June 30, 2010}}</ref> Gehry is known for his ] and use of bold, unconventional forms and materials. His most famous works include the ] in Spain, the ] in Los Angeles, and the ] in Paris, and the National ] in Washington D.C<ref>for the design, see: {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119131818/http://www.eisenhowermemorial.org/#/memorial/design|date=November 19, 2013}}</ref> These buildings are characterized by their sculptural, often undulating exteriors and innovative use of materials such as titanium and stainless steel. | |||
His best-known works include the titanium-covered ] in ], Spain, ] in downtown Los Angeles, ] in ], ] in ], ] in ], Czech Republic, and his private residence in ], ], which jump-started his career, lifting it from the status of "paper architecture," a phenomenon that many famous architects have experienced in their formative decades through experimentation almost exclusively on paper before receiving their first major commission in later years. | |||
Throughout his career, Gehry has received numerous awards and honors, including the ] in 1989, considered the field's highest honor. He has also been awarded the ] and the ] in the United States. Gehry's influence extends beyond architecture; he has designed furniture, jewelry, and liquor bottles. | |||
== Personal life == | |||
Gehry was born into a ] family in Toronto, ]. A creative child, he was encouraged by his grandmother, Caplan, with whom he would build little cities out of scraps of wood.<ref>{{cite news | author=Karen Templer | title=Frank Gehry | url=http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/10/05/gehry/index.html | work=Salon | date=1999-12-05 | accessdate=2007-08-25}}</ref> | |||
==Early life== | |||
In 1947 Gehry moved to ], got a job driving a delivery truck, and studied at ], eventually to graduate from the ]'s School of Architecture. | |||
] in ],California ]] | |||
Frank Owen Gehry was born Frank Owen Goldberg on February 28, 1929, in ],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Filler |first=Martin |author-link=Martin Filler |url=https://archive.org/details/makersofmodernar0000unse |title=Makers of Modern Architecture |publisher=New York Review Books |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-59017-227-8 |page=170 |oclc=82172814 |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/contemporaryarch00muri/ |title=Contemporary Architects |publisher=] |year=1994 |isbn=1-55862-182-2 |editor-last=Emanuel |editor-first=Muriel |edition=3rd |location= |pages=341–343 |oclc=30816307 |url-access=registration}}</ref> to parents Sadie Thelma (née Kaplanski/Caplan) and Irving Goldberg.<ref name="The Essential 1" /> His American father was born in ] to ] parents, and his ] mother was an immigrant born in ].<ref name=fdnr1>'']'', February 2, 2016, ]</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= Green, Peter S. |url= http://isurvived.org/InTheNews/JewishMuseum-Poland.html |title=In the News: Warsaw Jewish Museum In Poland |date=June 30, 2005|newspaper=]|access-date=2011-08-30}}</ref><ref>Gorin, Abbott (Spring 2015) '']''. Retrieved 12 January 2020.</ref> A creative child, he was encouraged by his grandmother, Leah Caplan,<ref>Ouroussoff, Nicolai (October 25, 1998) {{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-25-tm-35829-story.html '']''</ref> with whom he built little cities out of scraps of wood.<ref name=SalonTempler>{{cite news| author=Templer, Karen |title=Frank Gehry| url=http://www.salon.com/1999/10/05/gehry/| newspaper =]| date=December 5, 1999 |access-date=2007-08-25}}</ref> With these scraps from her husband's hardware store, she entertained him for hours, building imaginary houses and futuristic cities on the living room floor.<ref name="The Essential 1" /> | |||
After graduation from USC in 1954, he spent time away from the field of architecture in numerous other jobs, including service in the ]. He studied ] at the ] for a year, leaving before completing the program. | |||
Gehry's use of ], ], unpainted ], and other utilitarian or "everyday" materials was partly inspired by spending Saturday mornings at his grandfather's hardware store. He spent time drawing with his father, and his mother introduced him to the world of art. "So the creative genes were there", Gehry says. "But my father thought I was a dreamer, I wasn't gonna amount to anything. It was my mother who thought I was just reticent to do things. She would push me."<ref>{{cite news |first1=Richard |last1=Lacayo |first2=Daniel S. |last2=Levy |title=Architecture: The Frank Gehry Experience |newspaper=] |date=June 26, 2000 |volume=155 |issue=26 |page=64 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,997295,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105190123/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C997295%2C00.html |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |access-date=March 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
Still known as Frank Goldberg, he married Anita Snyder, who he claims was the one who told him to change his name, which he did, to Frank Gehry. Having divorced Snyder in the mid-1960s, he married Berta, his current wife, in the mid-1970s. He has two daughters from his first marriage, and two sons from his second marriage. | |||
He was given the ] "Ephraim" by his grandfather, but used it only at his ].<ref name="clear">{{Cite news |last1=Reinhart |first1=Anthony |date=2010-07-28 |title=Frank Gehry clears the air on fishy inspiration |newspaper=] |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/frank-gehry-clears-the-air-on-fishy-inspiration/article4353512/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731085207/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/frank-gehry-clears-the-air-on-fishy-inspiration/article1655311/ |archive-date=2010-07-31 |id={{ProQuest|2385608064}}}}</ref> In 1954, Gehry changed his surname from Goldberg to Gehry, after his then-wife Anita expressed concern about ].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Verge |first=Stéphanie |date=July 2022 |title=Frank Talk |url=https://torontolife.com/real-estate/frank-gehry-has-a-few-things-to-get-off-his-chest/ |magazine=] |quote=Gehry's a phony name—I changed it in 1954 because my ex-wife was worried about antisemitism and thought it sounded less Jewish. |quote-page=55}}</ref> | |||
Having grown up in Canada, Gehry is a huge fan of hockey. He began a hockey league in his office, though he no longer plays with them. In 2004, he designed the trophy for the ]. | |||
===Education=== | |||
He saw the ] ] and allowed Wexler to give comments to the press about him. (Wexler died in 2007.) | |||
In 1947, Gehry's family immigrated to the United States, settling in California. He got a job driving a delivery truck and studied at ]. | |||
According to Gehry, "I was a ] in L.A., going to City College, and I tried radio announcing, which I wasn't very good at. I tried chemical engineering, which I wasn't very good at and didn't like, and then I remembered. You know, somehow I just started wracking my brain about, 'What do I like?' Where was I? What made me excited? And I remembered art, that I loved going to museums and I loved looking at paintings, loved listening to music. Those things came from my mother, who took me to concerts and museums. I remembered Grandma and the blocks, and just on a hunch, I tried some architecture classes."<ref name="achievement">{{cite web|url=https://www.achievement.org/achiever/frank-gehry/#interview|title=Biography and Video Interview of Frank Gehry at Academy of Achievement|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
Gehry holds ] in the United States and Canada. He lives in Santa Monica, California, and continues to practice out of ]. | |||
Gehry went on to graduate from the ]'s ] in 1954. During that time, he became a member of ].<ref>{{cite web |author=Engel, Eliot L. |date=August 2, 2013 |title=Congratulating the Alpha Epsilon Pi International Fraternity |url=https://votesmart.org/public-statement/804062/congratulating-the-alpha-epsilon-pi-international-fraternity |access-date=12 January 2020 |publisher=Capitol Words}}</ref><ref>Schoenberg, Jeremy (January 18, 2011) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023154758/https://news.usc.edu/28496/architect-frank-gehry-named-judge-widney-professor/ |date=October 23, 2022 }} ''USC News''</ref> He then spent time away from architecture in numerous other jobs, including service in the ].<ref name=SalonTempler /> In the fall of 1956, he moved his family to ], where he studied ] at ]'s ]. Gehry had always expressed an socialist philosophy for architecture, something that was influenced by political views as he expressed a more leftist attitude to the world. These progressive ideas about socially responsible architecture were under-realized and not respected by his professors at Harvard, leaving him to feel disheartened and "underwhelmed".<ref name="Isenberg2012">{{cite book|last=Isenberg|first=Barbara|title=Conversations with Frank Gehry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d44jpzp3PzQC&pg=PA40|year=2012|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group|pages=40–43|isbn=978-0-307-95972-0}}</ref> Gehry's distaste for the school culminated after he was invited by his architecture professor to engage in a discussion revolving around a "secret architectural project in progress." Which was ultimately revealed to Gehry as a palace that he was designing for Cuban dictator ].<ref name="The Essential 1">{{cite book|last=Chollet|first=Laurence B.|title=The Essential Frank O. Gehry|year=2001|publisher=The Wonderland Press|location=New York|isbn=0-8109-5829-5|page=|url=https://archive.org/details/essentialfrankog00laur/page/112}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ray |first=Debika |date=2020-02-27 |title=As architect Frank Gehry turns 90 years old we look back at his prolific career |url=https://www.iconeye.com/architecture/architect-frank-gehry-turns-90 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=ICON Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> | |||
== Architectural style == | |||
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The warped forms of Frank Gehry's structures are classified sometimes as being of the ], or "DeCon" school of ] architecture, whether or not he consciously holds such inclinations. Gehry himself disavows any association with the movement and claims no formal alliance to any particular ]. | |||
==Career== | |||
The DeCon movement stems from a series of discussions between French philosopher ] and architect ] in which they question the utility of commonly-accepted notions of structure alone in being able to define and communicate a meaning or truth about a creator's intended definition (a definition of space in architecture, for example), and counterposes our preconceived notions of structure with its undoing; the deconstruction of that very same preconception of space and structure. It is in this criticism or deconstruction of a given construct, in this case, a structure, that architecture finds its justification or its "place of presence." | |||
] in ] (1991)]] | |||
] (1994)]] | |||
] building as seen from the ] in ], France (2016)]] | |||
] in ], Florida (2011)]] | |||
] in Lower Manhattan, completed in 2010, has a stainless steel and glass exterior and is 76 stories high (2010).]] | |||
] of the ] in ], Nevada (2010)]] | |||
Gehry ultimately dropped-out of his graduate program at Harvard to start a furniture manufacturing company Easy Edges, which specialised in creating pieces with cardboard. | |||
He returned to Los Angeles to work for ], with whom he had apprenticed while at USC. In 1957, at age 28, he was given the chance to design his first private residence with friend and old classmate ]. Construction was done by another neighbor across the street from his wife's family, Charlie Sockler. Built in ] for his wife Anita's family neighbor Melvin David, the over {{convert|2,000|sqft|abbr=on}} "David Cabin"<ref>{{cite web| last= Sisson| first= Patrick| date= August 21, 2015| url= http://www.curbed.com/2015/8/21/9928242/21-first-drafts-frank-gehrys-david-cabin| title= 21 First Drafts: Frank Gehry's David Cabin| work= ]| access-date= January 6, 2017| archive-date= January 7, 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170107095619/http://www.curbed.com/2015/8/21/9928242/21-first-drafts-frank-gehrys-david-cabin| url-status= dead}}</ref> shows features that were to become synonymous with Gehry's later work, including beams protruding from the exterior sides, vertical-grain douglas fir detail, and exposed unfinished ceiling beams. It also shows strong Asian influences, stemming from his earliest inspirations, such as the ] in ]. | |||
In that sense, DeCon is often referred to as ] in nature for its ability to go beyond current modalities of structural definition. In architecture, its application tends to depart from ] in its inherent criticism of culturally inherited givens such as societal goals and functional necessity. Because of this, unlike early modernist structures, DeCon structures are not required to reflect specific social or universal ideas, such as speed or universality of form, and they do not reflect a belief that ]. Gehry's own Santa Monica residence is a commonly cited example of deconstructivist architecture, as it was so drastically divorced from its original context, and, in such a manner, as to subvert its original spatial intention. | |||
In 1961, Gehry moved to ], where he worked for architect Andre Remondet.<ref>Goldberger (2015), pp.110–111<br />Lazo, Caroline Evensen (2006) ''Frank Gehry''. Twenty-First Century Books<br /> Hawthorne, Christopher (October 8, 2014) '']''</ref> In 1962, he established a practice in Los Angeles that became Frank Gehry and Associates in 1967,<ref name="SalonTempler" /> then Gehry Partners in 2001.<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219203901/http://www.foga.com/ |date=December 19, 2013 }}</ref> His earliest commissions were in Southern California, where he designed a number of innovative commercial structures such as ] (1980) and residential buildings such as the eccentric Norton House (1984) in ].<ref>{{cite web|last= Molloy| first= Jonathan C.|url=http://www.archdaily.com/337607/ad-classic-norton-house-frank-gehry/ |title=AD Classic: Norton House / Frank Gehry |website= ArchDaily.com |date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=2013-05-25}}</ref> | |||
Gehry is sometimes associated with what is known as the "Los Angeles School," or the "Santa Monica School" of architecture. The | |||
appropriateness of this designation and the existence of such a school, however, remains controversial due to the lack of a unifying | |||
philosophy or theory. This designation stems from the Los Angeles area's producing a group of the most | |||
influential postmodern architects, including such notable Gehry contemporaries as ] and Pritzker Prize-winner | |||
] of Morphosis, as well as the famous schools of architecture at the ] | |||
(co-founded by Thom Mayne), ], and the ]. | |||
Among these works, Gehry's most notable design may be the renovation of his own Santa Monica residence.<ref>{{cite news| last= Head| first= Jeffrey |date= October 21, 2009| url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2009/10/frank-gehry-the-houses-book-review-new-frank-gehry-book.html | title= Frank Gehry: The Houses| work= ]}}</ref> Originally built in 1920 and purchased by Gehry in 1977, it features a metallic exterior wrapped around the original building that leaves many of the original details visible.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Gehry_House.html |title=Gehry House – Frank Gehry|publisher=Great Buildings Collection |access-date= 2010-06-03}}</ref> Gehry still resides there. | |||
== Criticism == | |||
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Gehry's work has its detractors. Among the criticisms:<ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
* The buildings waste structural resources by creating functionless forms | |||
* The buildings are apparently designed without researching the local climate | |||
* The spectacle of a building often overwhelms its intended use (especially in the case of museums and arenas) | |||
* The buildings do not seem to belong in their surroundings "organically" | |||
]'s ] represents an example of this phenomenon. ]'s ] chose Gehry as the architect of the ] to house his public collection of ] artifacts. While the result is undeniably unique, critical reaction came in the form of withering attacks. The bizarre color choices, the total disregard for architectural harmony with built and natural surroundings, and the mammoth scale led to accusations that Gehry had simply "got it wrong." Admirers of the building remind critics that similar attacks were leveled against the ] in the late 19th century, and that only historical perspective would allow a fair evaluation of the building's merits. However, practical criticisms have continued. | |||
Other of Gehry's buildings completed during the 1980s include the ] (1981) in ], and the ] (1984) at the ] in Los Angeles. | |||
Gehry's works have also raised concerns about possible environmental hazards. According to the '']'', Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles has "roasted the sidewalk to" {{convert|140|°F|°C}} "enough to melt plastic and cause serious sunburn to people standing on the street." Later computer modeling of the structure revealed that several surfaces were acting as parabolic mirrors, concentrating sunlight and heat into small areas on the pavement. The city paid for the offending panels to be sanded in order to reduce the glare. Gehry, commenting on the incident at a fundraiser, remarked: | |||
{{cquote2|I had some bum rap at Disney Hall because of glare. That was 2% of the building had reflective stuff, and some pissed off lady (complained). So the County had to respond. (It took) A couple guys with steel wool and in about an hour and a half they fixed it. But it did appear as one of the 10 engineering disasters in the last ten years---talk about exaggerating. The county did a study of downtown LA that found 5 other buildings that were more reflective, but no one complained about them. So, we got to get more pissed off ladies.<ref>{{ cite news | author=Richard Abowitz | title=Gehry on Glare | url=http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2006/02/gehry_on_glare.html | publisher=Los Angeles Times | date= 2006-02-13 | accessdate=2008-01-08}}</ref>}} | |||
In 1989, Gehry received the ], where the jury described him: "Always open to experimentation, he has as well a sureness and maturity that resists, in the same way that Picasso did, being bound either by critical acceptance or his successes. His buildings are juxtaposed collages of spaces and materials that make users appreciative of both the theatre and the back-stage, simultaneously revealed."<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.pritzkerprize.com/1989/jury |title= Jury Citation: Frank Gehry: 1989 Laureate| website= pritzkerprize.com| publisher= Pritzker Architecture Prize| year= 1989| access-date= March 8, 2017}}</ref> | |||
According to ], Case Western Reserve University "takes precautions with Gehry's sloping roof" on its Weatherhead School of Management building: | |||
Gehry continued to design other notable buildings in California, such as the ] (1991) in Venice, in collaboration with ], which is well known for its massive sculpture of binoculars. He also began receiving larger national and international commissions, including his first European commission, the Vitra International Furniture Manufacturing Facility and Design Museum in Germany, completed in 1989. It was soon followed by other major commissions including the ]<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.weisman.umn.edu/architecture/arch.html| title= Modeling the museum for 17 years| first= Hailey| last= Colwell| website= Weisman.UMN.edu| publisher= The Frederick Weisman Museum of Art, ]| date= August 5, 2015| access-date= March 8, 2017| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060510153155/http://www.weisman.umn.edu/architecture/arch.html| archive-date= May 10, 2006}}</ref> (1993) in ], Minnesota; the ]<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/americancenter/ |title= American Center, Paris| website= galinsky.com| date= 2010| access-date= March 8, 2017}}</ref>(1994) in Paris, originally The American Center in Paris;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Architect March 2010 Page 80 |url=https://lscpagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=11050&i=35348&p=82&ver=html5 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=lscpagepro.mydigitalpublication.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and the ]<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/dancinghouse/index.htm |title= Dancing House| website= galinsky.com| date= 2006| access-date= March 8, 2017}}</ref> (1996) in ]. | |||
{{cquote2|The shiny, swirling US$62 million building that houses the business school at ] is a marvel to behold. But it is sometimes best admired from afar. In its first winter, snow and ice have been sliding off the long, sloping, stainless-steel roof, bombarding the sidewalk below. And, in bright sun, the glint off the steel tiles is so powerful that standing next to the building is like lying on a beach with a tanning mirror.<ref>{{cite news | author=Associated Press | title=Ice, $62M building imperil sidewalks | url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/03/01/offbeat.school.building.ap | publisher=CNN | date=2003-03-01 | accessdate=2007-08-25}}</ref>}} | |||
From 1994 to 1996 a couple buildings by Gehry for a ] project were realized in Goldstein, part of ] (1994) | |||
Gehry's projects have also been criticized for ballooning budgets. The Gehry-designed building for Weatherhead School of Management at ] was originally planned to cost $25 million, then was raised to $40 million after Gehry was hired. The cost of the building eventually went up to more than $60 million. Kim Cameron, a former dean of the business school, quoted in an article in '']'', said the complexity of the project led to rising construction costs. "Everyone expected people to line up to build a Frank Gehry building," Mr. Cameron said. "Instead, we got comments like the one we got from a steel contractor, who said, 'Look, we can build a bunch of square boxes and earn the same $20-million that it will cost to build your building. But we can do those in six months, and it will take two years to do your building.'"<ref>{{cite news | author=Carlson, Scott | title="Dazzling Designs, at a Price" | url=http://chronicle.com/free/v47/i20/20a02901.htm | publisher=''The Chronicle of Higher Education'' | date=2001-01-26 | accessdate=2007-11-26}}</ref> | |||
In 1997, Gehry vaulted to a new level of international acclaim<ref name="VF Tyrnauer 2010"/> when the ] opened in ], Spain. Hailed by '']'' as a "masterpiece of the 20th century", and by legendary architect ] as "the greatest building of our time",<ref>{{cite news| last= Tyrnauer| first= Matt |author-link=Matt Tyrnauer|date= August 2010| url= https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/08/architecture-survey-201008 |title= Architecture in the Age of Gehry| work= ]| access-date= March 27, 2012}}</ref> the museum became famous for its striking yet aesthetically pleasing design and its positive economic effect on the city. | |||
Since then, Gehry has regularly won major commissions and established himself as one of the world's most notable architects. His best-received works include several concert halls for classical music. The boisterous, curvaceous ] (2003) in ] is the centerpiece of the neighborhood's revitalization; the '']'' called it "the most effective answer to doubters, naysayers, and grumbling critics an American architect has ever produced".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995369,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909135523/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995369,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2009| title=Windy City Redux| access-date=2008-07-30| date= October 11, 2004| last= Roston| first= Eric| magazine= ]}}</ref> Gehry also designed the open-air ] (2004) in ]'s ];<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/disneyhall/la-et-cm-disney-hall-hawthorne-dto,0,4655702.htmlstory#axzz2mxQkKZKD|title=Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall is inextricably of L.A.|access-date=2013-12-09|date=September 21, 2013| last= Hawthorne| first= Christopher| newspaper= Los Angeles Times}}</ref> and the understated ] (2011) in ], which the ''LA Times'' called "a piece of architecture that dares you to underestimate it or write it off at first glance."<ref name="lat-arch">{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-jan-24-la-et-gehry-miami-review-20110124-story.html | title=Architecture review: Frank Gehry's New World Center in Miami Beach | last= Hawthorne| first= Christopher | newspaper= Los Angeles Times | date=January 24, 2011}}</ref> | |||
Recent criticism of Gehry suggests he is repeating himself. Critics claim the use of disjointed metal panoply (often titanium) that has become Gehry's trademark is overused, and that almost all of his recent work seems derivative of his landmark ]. Defenders respond that these criticisms ignore the subtleties that have emerged as his style has progressed. Although many of his buildings have maintained the vocabulary of rolling metallic forms, they argue, specific forms have never been repeated, and that within this motif is incredible variety and innovation. Some say Gehry would find it difficult not to rehash Bilbao or Disney even if he wanted not to, because his "signature style" is so widely recognized that potential clients approach him expecting it. Gehry's defenders respond that this ignores the unprecedented amount of power Gehry holds in negotiations with clients, and the artistic integrity he must possess in order to achieve what he has. They argue that the similarities in his latest masterpieces are more akin to an artist fleshing out the frontier of a stylistic universe than a hack stamping out product for demanding clients. | |||
His other notable works include academic buildings such as the ] (2004)<ref>{{cite web| url= http://web.mit.edu/facilities/construction/completed/stata.html |title= The Stata Center| publisher= Massachusetts Institute of Technology| website= MIT.edu| access-date= March 8, 2017}}</ref> at ], and the Peter B. Lewis Library (2008) at ];<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S22/11/40O68/index.xml?section=featured| title= Architect Gehry seeks to inspire with Princeton's Lewis Library design| date= September 11, 2008| first= Cass| last= Cliatt| access-date= March 8, 2017| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170308002814/http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S22/11/40O68/index.xml?section=featured| archive-date= March 8, 2017| df= mdy-all}}</ref> museums such as the ] (2000) in ], Washington;<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff| title=Experience Music Project| url=http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/washington/seattle/review-105822.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818190523/http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/washington/seattle/review-105822.html |archive-date= August 18, 2010 |publisher=] |access-date=2015-03-22}}</ref> commercial buildings such as the ] (2007) in New York City;<ref>{{cite news | last= Ouroussoff| first= Nicolai | author-link=Nicolai Ouroussoff | title=Gehry's New York Debut: Subdued Tower of Light | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/arts/design/22dill.html?hp | newspaper= ] | date=March 22, 2007| access-date=2007-08-25}}</ref> and residential buildings, such as Gehry's first skyscraper, the Beekman Tower at 8 Spruce Street (2011)<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/arts/design/10beekman.html| newspaper= The New York Times | first=Nicolai| last=Ouroussoff | author-link=Nicolai Ouroussoff| title=8 Spruce Street by the Architect Frank Gehry – Review| date=February 9, 2011}}</ref> in New York City. | |||
Another criticism extends from the notion that Gehry's buildings ignore good ] practice by turning their back on pedestrians (citing stark, limestone streetwalls of Disney Hall), and do not adequately respond to their physical context. It is interesting to note that Gehry is currently developing the urban design for a neighborhood in ], under the working title ]. Given the criticism he has faced regarding his lack of consideration for good urban design, it remains to be seen how he will approach this design, and how it will interact with the Disney Hall. | |||
Gehry's recent major international works include the ] at the ], completed in 2014,<ref name=UTS>{{cite web|title=UTS City Campus Master Plan|url=http://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/city-campus-master-plan/projects-progress|website=uts.edu.au|publisher=University of Technology Sydney|access-date=2014-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903024634/http://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/city-campus-master-plan/projects-progress|archive-date=September 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Chau Chak Wing, with its 320,000 bricks in "sweeping lines", described as "10 out of 10" on a scale of difficulty.<ref name=Gilmore>{{cite news|last1=Gilmore|first1=Heath|title=Frank Gehry's Sydney building sculpture revealed|url=https://www.smh.com.au/nsw/frank-gehrys-sydney-building-sculpture-revealed-20140829-109vfe.html| access-date= 2014-08-30| newspaper= ]|date=August 30, 2014}}</ref> An ongoing project is the ] on ] in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2011/01/110126_saadiyat_island_nouvel_gehry.asp |title=Projects by Nouvel and Gehry Finally Moving Forward on Saadiyat Island|newspaper=] |date=January 26, 2011 |access-date=2011-08-30}}</ref> Other significant projects such as the Mirvish Towers in Toronto,<ref>{{cite news| author=Bozikovic, Alex|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/frank-gehry-and-david-mirvishs-tall-order-in-toronto/article15809360/?page=all |title=Frank Gehry and David Mirvish's Tall Order in Toronto |work=The Globe and Mail |date=December 7, 2013 |access-date=2013-12-08}}</ref> and a multi-decade renovation of the ], are currently in the design stage. In October 2013, Gehry was appointed joint architect with ] to design the High Street phase of the development of ] in London, Gehry's first project there.<ref>{{cite web| title= Superstar Architects Gehry and Foster to design Battersea Power Station's High Street| url=http://www.primeresi.com/superstar-architects-gehry-and-foster-to-design-battersea-power-stations-high-street/24772/ | date=October 23, 2013|website= PrimeResi.com| access-date=2013-10-23}}</ref> | |||
In academia, one of Gehry's most consistent critics is ], an ] who has taught art and ] at ] and ]. | |||
Foster feels that much of Gehry's acclaim has been the result of attention and spectacle surrounding the buildings, rather than from an objective view.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} | |||
In recent years, some of Gehry's more prominent designs have failed to go forward. In addition to unrealized designs for the ] expansion in Washington, DC, and a new Guggenheim museum near the ] in New York City, Gehry was notoriously dropped by developer ] from the ] redevelopment project, and in 2014 as the designer of the ] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/arts/music/questions-on-ground-zero-arts-center-left-unanswered.html |title=Arts Hub for All May Work for None |newspaper= The New York Times |date=December 7, 2013 |access-date=2013-12-08 |first=Anthony |last=Tommasini| author-link=Anthony Tommasini}}</ref> Some stalled projects have recently shown progress: After many years and a dismissal, Gehry was recently reinstated as architect for the ] in Los Angeles, and though his controversial<ref>{{cite news| last=Pogrebin| first=Robin| author-link=Robin Pogrebin| title=Eisenhower as Barefoot Boy? Family Objects to a Memorial|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/arts/design/eisenhower-memorial-by-frank-gehry-draws-objections-from-family.html?pagewanted=all| newspaper= The New York Times |date=February 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Campbell| first=Robert| author-link=Robert Campbell (journalist)|title=Pressing Pause, for Cause, On the Eisenhower Memorial| url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2012/10/13/pressing-pause-for-cause-eisenhower-memorial/JaSFXQK3O8GX5GyOPzGKoL/story.html|newspaper=]|date=October 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kennicott|first=Philip| author-link=Philip Kennicott|title=Review: Frank Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial reinvigorates the genre|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/review-frank-gehrys-eisenhower-memorial-reinvigorates-the-genre/2011/12/13/gIQAAT4RwO_story.html| newspaper=]| access-date=2012-04-24| date=December 17, 2011}}</ref> design of the National ] in Washington, DC has had numerous delays during the approval process with the ], it was finally approved in 2014 with a modified design. | |||
In November, 2007, ] sued Gehry, citing negligent design in the $300M ].<ref></ref> | |||
In 2014, two significant, long-awaited museums designed by Gehry opened: the ],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.visitpanama.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=312:biomuseo&Itemid=439&lang=en |title= The Biomuseo, the great works of Frank Gehry |website= VisitPanama.com |access-date= 2011-08-30 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120605154401/http://www.visitpanama.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=312:biomuseo&Itemid=439&lang=en |archive-date= June 5, 2012 |url-status= dead }}</ref> a biodiversity museum in ], Panama; and the ],<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.collectortribune.com/2012/03/26/eliasson-show-due-to-open-pariss-louis-vuitton-museum/ |title=Eliasson show due to open Paris' Louis Vuitton museum |newspaper=Collector Tribune |date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=2012-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arcspace.com/architects/gehry/vuitton/vuitton.html |title=Foundation Louis Vuitton: Frank Gehry |website=arcspace.com |date=January 8, 2007 |access-date=2011-08-30 |archive-date=June 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618212815/http://www.arcspace.com/architects/gehry/vuitton/vuitton.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Riding |first=Alan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/arts/design/03arna.html?_r=1 |title= Vuitton Plans a Gehry-Designed Arts Center in Paris |newspaper= The New York Times |date=October 3, 2006 |access-date= 2011-08-30}}</ref> a modern art museum in the ] park in Paris, France, which opened to some rave reviews.<ref>{{cite news| last= Kennicott| first=Philip| author-link=Philip Kennicott|title=Gehry's Paris Coup| url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/09/frank-gehry-foundation-louis-vuitton-paris| newspaper=]| access-date=2014-10-24|date=September 2014}}</ref> | |||
== Other notable aspects of career == | |||
=== Academia === | |||
Gehry is a ] of Architecture at ] and also teaches at ]. | |||
Also in 2014, Gehry was commissioned by ] (formerly the ]), a nonprofit group founded by the city of Los Angeles in 2009 to coordinate river policy, to devise a wide-ranging new plan for the river.<ref>{{cite news| date= August 9, 2015| url= https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-et-la-river-notebook-20150809-story.html |title= Frank Gehry agreed to make over the L.A. River – with one big condition / How Frank Gehry's L.A. River make-over will change the city and why he took the job | last= Hawthorne| first= Christopher| newspaper= Los Angeles Times | access-date= March 8, 2017| url-status= live| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150813232723/http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-et-la-river-notebook-20150809-story.html| archive-date= August 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-la-river-gehry-20160613-snap-story.html|title=Frank Gehry's controversial L.A. River plan gets cautious, low-key rollout|date=2016-06-18|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-07-27|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> | |||
=== Budgets === | |||
Gehry has gained a reputation for taking the budgets of his clients seriously. Complex and innovative designs like Gehry's typically go over budget. ], which has been compared with the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in terms of architectural innovation, had a ] of 1,400 percent. It was therefore duly noted when the Guggenheim Bilbao was constructed on time and budget. In an interview in Harvard Design Magazine <ref>Bent Flyvbjerg ], no. 22, Spring/Summer 2005, pp. 50-59.</ref> Gehry explained how he did it. First, he ensured that what he calls the "]" prevailed during construction, in order to prevent political and business interests from interfering with the design. Second, he made sure he had a detailed and realistic cost estimate before proceeding. Third, he used ] (Computer-Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application) and close collaboration with the individual building trades to control costs during construction. | |||
In February 2015, the new AU$180 million building for the ] was officially opened, whose façade has more than 320,000 hand-placed bricks and glass slabs. Gehry said he would not design a building like the "crumpled paper bag" again.<ref name= crumpled>{{cite news|agency=]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/feb/02/frank-gehry-says-his-uts-crumpled-paper-bag-building-wont-be-repeated|title=Frank Gehry says his 'crumpled paper bag' building will remain a one-off|newspaper=]|date=February 2, 2015|access-date=2015-09-14}}</ref> | |||
=== Celebrity status === | |||
Gehry is considered a modern architectural icon and celebrity, a major "Starchitect" — a ] describing the phenomenon of architects attaining a sort of celebrity status. The term usually refers to architects known for dramatic, influential designs that often achieve fame and notoriety through their spectacular effect. Other notable celebrity architects include ], ], ], ], and ], all of whose works tend toward the edgy and subversive. Gehry came to the attention of the public in 1972 with his "]" ]. He has appeared in Apple's black and white "Think Different" pictorial ] that associates offbeat but revered figures with Apple's ]. He even once appeared as himself in '']'' in the episode "]," where he ] himself by intimating that his ideas are derived by looking at a crumpled paper ball. He also voiced himself on the TV show ''Arthur'', where he helped Arthur and his friends design a new treehouse. ], ], told Gehry that, "...After ], you are our most prominent graduate." | |||
Gehry told the French newspaper '']'' in November 2016 that ] ] had assured him he could relocate to France if ] was elected ].<ref>{{cite news| last= Dreyfus| first= Stéphane| date= November 4, 2016| url= http://www.la-croix.com/Culture/Frank-Gehry-lart-chitecte-2016-11-04-1200800773 | title= Frank Gehry, 'l'art-chitecte'| newspaper=La Croix}}</ref><ref name=Perlson>{{cite web| last= Perlson| first= Hili | date= November 15, 2016| url= https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-elected-frank-gehry-emigrate-france-748415 | title= With Trump Elected, Frank Gehry Wants to Move to France| work= Artnet News}}</ref> The following month, Gehry said that he had no plans to move.<ref>{{cite news| last= La Rose| first= Lauren | date= December 3, 2016| url= http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/architect-frank-gehry-very-worried-about-donald-trump-1.3188585 |title= Architect Frank Gehry 'very worried' about Donald Trump| agency= The Canadian Press| website= ctvnews.ca| place= Toronto| access-date= March 8, 2017}}</ref> Trump and he exchanged words in 2010 when Gehry's ], originally known as ], was built {{convert|1|ft}} taller than the nearby ], which until then was New York City's tallest residential building.<ref name=Perlson/><ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-donald-trump-frank-gehry-photo.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150814125100/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-donald-trump-frank-gehry-photo.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= 2015-08-14 |title= Donald Trump versus Frank Gehry| work= Los Angeles Times| date= 2016| access-date= March 8, 2017}}</ref> | |||
=== Documentary === | |||
In 2005, veteran ] ], a friend of Gehry's, made the documentary '']'' with appreciative comments by Philip Johnson, Ed Ruscha, Julian Schnabel, and Dennis Hopper, and critical ones by Hal Foster supplementing dialogue between Gehry and Pollack about their work in two collaborative art forms with considerable commercial constraints and photography of some buildings Gehry designed. It was released on DVD by ] on August 22, 2006, together with an interview of Sydney Pollack by fellow director Alexander Payne and some audience questions following the premiere of the film. | |||
Notable Gehry-designed buildings completed in the 2020s include the ] in ]<ref>{{cite news| date= August 5, 2020| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/the-new-eisenhower-memorial-is-stunning-especially-at-night-but-is-this-the-last-of-the-great-man-memorials/2020/08/05/100eb90a-d665-11ea-aff6-220dd3a14741_story.html |title= The new Eisenhower Memorial is stunning, especially at night. But is this the last of the 'great man' memorials? | last= Kennicott| first= Philip| newspaper= Washington Post | access-date= September 19, 2021}}</ref> and the ] museum in France.<ref>{{cite news| date= June 28, 2021| url= https://www.archpaper.com/2021/06/luma-arles-opens-in-frank-gehry-polarizing-centerpiece-tower/ |title= Luma Arles opens in Provence with all eyes on Frank Gehry's polarizing centerpiece | last= Hickman| first= Matt| newspaper= The Architect's Newspaper | access-date= September 19, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, noting Gehry's progress on an increasing number of significant projects in his hometown, including the Grand Avenue Project, a concert hall for the ], and an office building for ], '']'' stated that "Seventy-four years after he moved there from his native Toronto, L.A. is looking more and more like Gehry Country."<ref>{{cite news| date= September 17, 2021| url= https://www.archpaper.com/2021/09/frank-gehry-los-angeles-only-now-coming-around-to-his-brand-of-wily-artistry/ |title= Frank Gehry moved to Los Angeles 75 years ago; it's only now coming around to his brand of wily artistry | |||
== Works == | |||
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=== Completed === | |||
] in ], Germany]] | |||
], Germany]] | |||
] in ], Czech Republic]] | |||
*] Studio/Residence, Malibu, CA, 1971-2 | |||
*] furniture series 1972. | |||
*], ], and ] Headquarters, ], USA (1974) | |||
*Harper House, ], USA (1977) | |||
*], 1978 | |||
*], ], USA (various buildings, 1978-2002) | |||
*], ], USA (1980) | |||
*], ], USA (1982-1984) | |||
*], ], USA (1984) | |||
*], ], USA (1985) | |||
*], ], USA (1985-1991) | |||
*], ] premises, ], Germany (1989) | |||
*], ], ], USA (1993) | |||
* Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories, ], ], USA (1987-1992) | |||
*], ], Paris, France (1992) | |||
*Center for the Visual Arts, ], ], USA (1993) | |||
*American Center, Paris, France (1994) (currently ]) | |||
*Siedlung Goldstein, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (1994) 162 Flats public building society. | |||
*Energie Forum Innovation, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 1995 http://www.energie-forum.de/ | |||
*'']'' ("Fred and Ginger"), ], Czech Republic (1995) , , | |||
*] (formerly Disney ICE), ] (1995) | |||
*], ] (1995) | |||
*], ], Spain (1997) | |||
*''Der Neue Zollhof'', ], Germany (1999) | |||
*], ], ], USA (1999) | |||
*, fourth floor of the Condé Nast Publishing Headquarters at Four Times Square in New York City, USA (2000) | |||
*], ], Berlin, Germany (2000) | |||
*], ], USA (2000) | |||
*], ], Germany (2001) | |||
*], Flagship Store, ], USA (2001) | |||
*Peter B. Lewis Building, ], ], ], USA (2002) | |||
*], ], ], USA (2003) | |||
*], ], ], Scotland (2003) | |||
*], ], USA (2003) | |||
*Ray and Maria ], ], ], U.S. (2004) | |||
*Pritzker Pavilion, ], Chicago, ], USA (2004) | |||
*MARTa, ], Germany (2005) http://de.wikipedia.org/MARTa_Herford | |||
*] West Coast Headquarters, ], ], ], USA (2005) | |||
*The house currently owned by ], Los Angeles, ], USA | |||
* , ] (] region), Spain (2006). | |||
*], in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, USA, (2007)<ref>{{cite news | author=Nicolai Ouroussoff | title=Gehry’s New York Debut: Subdued Tower of Light | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/arts/design/22dill.html?hp | work=New York Times | date=2007-03-22 | accessdate=2007-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author= | title=Under Construction: Gehry & Partners IAC/InterActiveCorp Headquarters | url=http://www.arcspace.com/architects/gehry/iac/iac.html | publisher=Arcspace | date= | accessdate=2007-08-25}}</ref> | |||
*A stage for ]'s show, at ], USA (2007)<ref>{{cite news | author=Variety.com | title=Mariza and Frank Gehry Open A Tavern In Disney Concert Hall | url=http://weblogs.variety.com/thesetlist/2007/10/mariza-opens-a-.html | work=The Set List| date=2007-10-24 | accessdate=2008-04-20}}</ref> | |||
* ], ], ], ] | |||
== Architectural style == | |||
=== Works in progress === | |||
Said to "defy categorisation", Gehry's work reflects a spirit of experimentation coupled with a respect for the demands of professional practice, and has remained largely unaligned with broader stylistic tendencies or movements.<ref name="Power-2015">{{Cite news |last=Power |first=Julie |date=6 February 2015 |title=Frank Gehry: the Mad Hatter who transformed Sydney's skyline |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/frank-gehry-the-mad-hatter-who-transformed-sydneys-skyline-20150204-134rac.html |access-date=12 September 2017 |newspaper=]}}</ref> With his earliest educational influences rooted in ], Gehry's work has sought to escape modernist stylistic tropes while remaining interested in some of its underlying transformative agendas. Continually working between given circumstances and unanticipated materializations, he has been assessed as someone who "made us produce buildings that are fun, sculpturally exciting, good experiences", although his approach may become "less relevant as pressure mounts to do more with less".<ref name="Power-2015" /> | |||
* at the ], in ], California | |||
*], New York City<ref></ref> | |||
Gehry's style at times seems unfinished or even crude, but his work is consistent with the California "]" art movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, which featured the use of inexpensive found objects and nontraditional media such as clay to make serious art.<ref name="achille.paris">{{cite web |date=May 28, 2015 |title=Frank Owen Gehry |url=http://www.achille.paris/en/argus/designer/97 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119154003/http://www.achille.paris/en/argus/designer/97 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |access-date=2015-09-14 |publisher=achille.paris |df=mdy-all}}</ref> His works always have at least some element of ];<ref name="WorldBuild365">{{cite web |date=29 March 2017 |title=The weird architectural world of Frank Gehry |url=https://www.worldbuild365.com/blog/the-weird-architectural-world-of-frank-gehry-TUB4hF |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402180540/https://www.worldbuild365.com/blog/the-weird-architectural-world-of-frank-gehry-TUB4hF |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=19 October 2018 |website=WorldBuild365 |language=en}}</ref> he has been called "the apostle of chain-link fencing and corrugated metal siding".<ref>Adams, B. (1988) "Frank Gehry's Merzbau". '']'' 76: pp.139–144</ref> However, a retrospective exhibit at New York's ] in 1988 revealed that he is also a sophisticated classical artist who knows European art history and contemporary sculpture and painting.<ref name="achille.paris" /> | |||
*Performing arts complex at the ], New York City | |||
*], New York City | |||
=== Early influences and design philosophy === | |||
*], ] | |||
Frank Gehry has often described architecture as inherently sculptural, asserting, '''' This perspective reflects his commitment to blending artistic and architectural disciplines. Gehry’s early work with sculptors influenced his experimental approach, which includes deconstructing traditional architectural forms and embracing ideas of flow and defamiliarization, akin to Critics often describe his work as embodying ] rather than traditional ] | |||
*] renovation, ], Canada (2004) | |||
*Museum of Tolerance, ], ] (expected completion in 2008) | |||
=== Cultural and personal influences === | |||
*Lewis Science Library, ] | |||
Gehry’s Jewish heritage and immigrant background have shaped his architectural philosophy. He often reinterprets traditional forms in ways that reflect his multicultural experience. His works have been described as embodying ''“a critique of consumerism”'' <ref>{{Cite book |last1=Isenberg |first1=Barbara S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cF5CivJnv2MC&dq=frank+gehry+facts&pg=PR9 |title=Conversations with Frank Gehry |last2=Gehry |first2=Frank O. |date=2009 |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |isbn=978-0-307-26800-6 |language=en}}</ref>by defying expectations of luxury and focusing on creativity. For Gehry, architecture is not just about creating buildings but about crafting spaces that inspire and challenge societal norms. | |||
*Ohr-O'Keefe Museum, ], ], U.S. (open 2005; all buildings expected to be complete by 2007) | |||
*], ], ] | |||
* ] (GAD), ], ] (expected completion in 2011). | |||
*], Philadelphia Pennsylvania (Announced October 19 2006) | |||
*], Paris, France (Announced October 2006) | |||
*] ("The Point") ] (Announced January 19 2007) | |||
*], ], Canada | |||
*], ], Denmark | |||
*Frank Gehry Visitor Center at Hall Napa Valley, ] ] (Announced July 1 2007) | |||
*King Alfred Development ] (Permission granted March 2007) | |||
*], ], ] (It will start in newyear) | |||
*Cultural Center, Lodz, Poland. | |||
*] campus, ] (expected completion in 2010) | |||
*Temporary Pavilion for the ] (Summer 2008). | |||
*Le Parc des Ateliers SNCF - Arles-France | |||
== Material innovation == | |||
==Awards== | |||
A hallmark of Gehry’s style is his innovative use of materials. He challenges architectural norms by incorporating unconventional elements such as corrugated steel, chain-link fencing, and plywood. His works are celebrated for their ''“raw aesthetic”''<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Isenberg |first1=Barbara S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cF5CivJnv2MC&dq=frank+gehry+facts&pg=PR9 |title=Conversations with Frank Gehry |last2=Gehry |first2=Frank O. |date=2009 |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |isbn=978-0-307-26800-6 |language=en}}</ref> that combines everyday materials in unexpected ways, These material choices also reflect a critique of luxury, emphasizing creativity over opulence. | |||
* On December 6, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Frank Gehry into the ] located at ]. | |||
* On November 3, 2004, Gehry was awarded the prestigious ] for public service by the ] of the Smithsonian Institution in New York City. | |||
===Gallery=== | |||
==Honorary doctorates== | |||
<gallery class="center" widths="215" heights="200"> | |||
*Visual Arts; ] (Valencia, California, USA—1987) | |||
File:Former Rouse Headquaters.jpg| ] in ] (1974) | |||
*Fine Arts; ] (Providence, Rhode Island, USA—1987) | |||
File:Merriweather Post Pavilion.jpg | ] in ] (1967) | |||
*Engineering; ] (Halifax, ], Canada—1989) | |||
File:Barcelona Gehry Golden Fish 02.jpg|"El Peix", fish sculpture in front of the ] in ], Catalonia, Spain (1992) | |||
*Fine Arts; Otis Arts Institute (Los Angeles, California, USA—1989) | |||
File:Case danzanti.jpg|] in ] (1996) | |||
*Humanities; ] (Los Angeles, California, USA—1993) | |||
File:Aerial view of EMPSFM.jpg|The ] in ] (2000) | |||
*] (], USA—1995) | |||
File:Gehry-Tower office building Goethestrasse Reuterstrasse Mitte Hannover Germany.jpg|] in ], Germany (2001) | |||
*Architecture; Southern California Institute of Architecture (Los Angeles, California, USA—1997) | |||
File:Peter B. Lewis Bldg.JPG|], Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (2002) | |||
*Laws; ] (Toronto, Ontario, Canada—1998) | |||
File:Disney Concert Hall by Carol Highsmith edit2.jpg|] in ] (2003) | |||
*] (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom—2000) | |||
File:Bard College Fisher Center front view.jpg|], Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York (2003) | |||
*University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California, USA —2000) | |||
File:MIT Campus.jpg|], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2004) | |||
*] (New Haven, Connecticut, USA—2000) | |||
File:BP Bridge.jpg|], Millennium Park, Chicago (2004) | |||
*] (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA—2000) | |||
File:Herford MARTa 88.jpg|], Herford, Germany (2005) | |||
*] (New York, New York, USA—2002) | |||
File:Elciego3.jpg|] in ], Spain (2006) | |||
*The School of The ] (Chicago, Illinois, USA—2004) | |||
File:Edificio IAC InterActiveCorp.JPG|The headquarters of ] in ], New York City (2007) | |||
File:AGO at dusk.jpg|] in ], Ontario, Canada (2008) | |||
File:Gallery AfricanAmerican.jpg|Gallery of African American Art, ] campus in ] (2010) | |||
File:Dr Chau Chak Wing Building from The Goods Line (27438092220).jpg|] in ], Australia (2014) | |||
File:Biomuseo panama.jpg|] in ] (2014) | |||
File:Frank Gehry - David Cabin, Idyllwild CA. 1957.jpg|David Cabin – Idyllwild CA (1957) | |||
File:Dus Hafen2.JPG|] - ], Germany (1998) | |||
File:Energie-Forum-Innovation Bad-Oeynhausen. Frank O. Gehry.jpg|Energie-Forum-Innovation in ], Germany (1995) | |||
File:Toledo Museum of Art Center for Visual Arts.jpg |] Center for Visual Arts in ] | |||
File:Gehry Las Vegas.jpg|] in ] (2010) | |||
File:The Grand and Conrad DTLA.jpg| The Grand and Conrad hotel in ] | |||
==Additional images== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Weisman Art Museum.jpg|] | |||
Image:Prague - Dancing House.jpg|] | |||
Image:Dancing house windows.jpg|close up on windows of the ] in ] | |||
Image:Guggenheim-bilbao-jan05.jpg|] | |||
Image:ExperienceMusicProject.jpg|] | |||
Image:Fisher at Bard College.jpg|] | |||
Image:Lightmatter disneyhall5.jpg|] | |||
Image:Wfm stata center.jpg|] | |||
Image:Stata.jpg|] | |||
Image:PBLewis1.JPG|Peter B. Lewis Building, home of the ] | |||
Image:PBLlobby.JPG|Interior View of the Peter B. Lewis Building | |||
Image:Fish dance01 2816.jpg|Fish Dance in ] | |||
Image:Dusseldorf-gehry.JPG|Buildings in ] Harbor | |||
Image:Gehry_Pritzker.JPG|Jay Pritzker Pavilion in ] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Bilbao effect=== | |||
] in ], Spain]] | |||
The term ] emerged in urban planning to describe the transformative impact of Gehry’s architecture. His design for the ] in ], revitalized the city, serving as a prime example of how architecture can drive economic and cultural renewal. The museum’s dramatic curves and shimmering titanium panels are defining features of Gehry’s style, | |||
After the phenomenal success of Gehry's design for the ] in ], Spain, critics began referring to the economic and cultural revitalization of cities through iconic, innovative architecture as the "Bilbao effect".<ref>{{cite news| author-link= Witold Rybczynski| last= Rybczynski| first= Witold | date= September 2002| title= The Bilbao Effect| url= https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/09/the-bilbao-effect/302582/| work= ]| access-date= March 8, 2017}}</ref> In the first 12 months after the museum was opened, an estimated US$160 million were added to the Basque economy. Indeed, over $3.5 billion have been added to the Basque economy since the building opened.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/12/25/bilbaos-economy-purrs-from-effect-of-guggenheim-museum/ | work= ]| title= Bilbao's Economy Purrs From Effect of Guggenheim Museum| first= Eli| last= Horn| date= December 25, 2014| access-date= March 8, 2017}}</ref> In subsequent years there have been many attempts to replicate this effect through large-scale eye-catching architectural commissions that have been both successful and unsuccessful, such as ]'s expansion of the ] and buildings by Gehry himself, such as the almost universally well-received Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the more controversial ] in Seattle.<ref>{{cite news| last= Rybczynski| first= Witold| date= November 22, 2008| url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122731149503149341 |title= When Buildings Try Too Hard| work= ]}}</ref> Though some link the concept of the Bilbao effect to the notion of starchitecture, Gehry has consistently rejected the label of a ].<ref name="Archdaily">{{cite web|url= http://www.archdaily.com/455368/frank-gehry-i-m-not-a-starchitect/ |title= Frank Gehry: 'I'm Not a Starchitect' |website= Archdaily.com |date= December 8, 2013 |first= James |last= Taylor-Foster| access-date= 2013-12-08}}</ref> | |||
== Time management and client interaction == | |||
Despite the complexity of his designs, Gehry’s approach to project management is highly disciplined. He has been praised for listening closely to clients and translating their needs into visionary designs. As one collaborator noted, ''“Sometimes he produces something for the client that they don’t realize they want because he listens so well.”''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flyvbjerg and Gardener |first=Bent and Dan |date=January–February 2023 |title=How Frank Gehry Delivers on Time and on Budget |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367634810 }}</ref> Gehry himself credits curiosity as a cornerstone of his process, stating, ''“You’re being curious. And that curiosity leads to invention.”'' <ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gilbert-Rolfe |first1=Jeremy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dADH1yXvyUkC&dq=frank+gehry&pg=PR9 |title=Frank Gehry: The City and Music |last2=Gehry |first2=Frank O. |date=2002 |publisher=Psychology Press |isbn=978-0-415-23995-0 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
===Criticism=== | |||
Though much of Gehry's work has been well-received, its reception was not always positive. Art historian ] reads Gehry's architecture as, primarily, in the service of ].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.lrb.co.uk/v23/n16/hal-foster/why-all-the-hoopla |author= Foster, Hal |title= Why all the hoopla? |date=August 23, 2001 |newspaper= ] |volume= 23 |issue=16 |access-date= 2011-08-30}}</ref> Criticism of his work includes complaints over ] that the buildings waste structural resources by creating functionless forms, do not seem to belong in their surroundings or enhance the public context of their locations, and are apparently designed without taking into account the local climate.<ref>{{cite news |last=Favermann |first=Mark |date= November 7, 2007 |url= http://www.berkshirefinearts.com/?page=article&article_id=458&catID=26 |title= MIT Sues Architect Frank Gehry Over Flaws at Stata Center |newspaper= Berkshire Fine Arts |access-date= 2011-08-30}}</ref><ref>Speck, Jeff (2012)''Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time'' New York: North Point Press. pp.243–45. {{ISBN|978-0-86547-772-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-el-segundo-gehry-20170317-story.html|title=There's another Frank Gehry building going up in town. It's under the radar in El Segundo|first=Roger |last=Vincent|date= March 17, 2017|access-date=18 March 2017|newspaper=]}}</ref> | |||
Moreover, socialist magazine '']'' pointed out that Gehry's work can be summed up as architecture for the super-wealthy, in the sense that it is expensive, not resourceful, and does not serve the interests of the overwhelming majority. The article criticized Gehry's statement, "In the world we live in, 98 percent of what gets built and designed today is pure shit".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cocotas |first1= Alex |title= Design for the one percent |url= https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/06/zaha-hadid-architecture-gentrification-design-housing-gehry-urbanism/ |newspaper= ] |date= June 2016 |access-date= 7 June 2016}}</ref> | |||
==Academia and design career== | |||
===Academia=== | |||
In January 2011, Gehry joined the University of Southern California (USC) faculty, as the ] Professor of Architecture.<ref>{{cite web |author= USC News |title= Architect Frank Gehry Named Judge Widney Professor (press release) |url= http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/architect_frank_gehry_named_judge_widney_professor.html |date= January 18, 2011 |access-date= 2011-01-18 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110122084702/http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/architect_frank_gehry_named_judge_widney_professor.html |archive-date= January 22, 2011 |df= mdy-all}}</ref> He has since continued in this role at his alma mater. He has also held teaching positions at ], the ], the ], ], the ] in ], and at ], where he still teaches as of 2017.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218123105/http://architecture.yale.edu/faculty/frank-o-gehry |date=February 18, 2017 }} ] website</ref> | |||
Though he is often referred to as a "]", he has repeatedly expressed his disdain for the term, insisting he is only an architect.<ref name="Archdaily"/><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/frank-gehry-dont-call-me-a-starchitect-1842870.html |title= Frank Gehry: 'Don't Call Me a Starchitect' |newspaper= ] |date= December 17, 2009 |access-date= 2013-12-08 |archive-date= June 21, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170621183522/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/frank-gehry-dont-call-me-a-starchitect-1842870.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> ], ], told Gehry that "...After ], you are our most prominent graduate". | |||
{{As of|December 2013}}, Gehry has received over a dozen honorary university degrees (see ]). | |||
In February 2017, MasterClass announced an online architecture course taught by Gehry that was released that July.<ref>{{cite news |author= Kaller, Hadlet |title= Now Anyone Can Take a Class with Frank Gehry |url= http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/master-class-with-frank-gehry |date= February 17, 2017 |newspaper = ]|access-date= 2017-03-18}}</ref> | |||
===Exhibition design=== | |||
Gehry has been involved in exhibition designs at the ] dating back to the 1960s. In 1965, Gehry designed the exhibition display for the "Art Treasures of Japan" exhibition at the LACMA. This was followed soon after by the exhibition design for the "Assyrian Reliefs" show in 1966 and the "Billy Al Bengston Retrospective" in 1968. The LACMA then had Gehry design the installation for the "Treasures of Tutankhamen" exhibition in 1978 followed by the "Avant-Garde in Russia 1910–1930" exhibition in 1980. The subsequent year, Gehry designed the exhibition for "Seventeen Artists in the '60s" at the LACMA, followed soon after by the "German Expressionist Sculpture Exhibition" in 1983. In 1991–92, Gehry designed the installation of the landmark exhibition "Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi Germany", which opened at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and traveled to the ], the ] in Washington, and the ] in Berlin.<ref>Muchnic, Suzanne (February 6, 1992), '']''</ref><ref>Wilson, William (February 15, 1991) '']''</ref> Gehry was asked to design an exhibition on the work of ] at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Resnick Pavilion, again invited by the museum's curator Stephanie Barron.<ref>Fleishman, Jeffrey (February 28, 2014) '']''</ref> The exhibition began on November 24, 2013, and ran through July 27, 2014. | |||
In addition to his long-standing involvement with exhibition design at the LACMA, Gehry has also designed numerous exhibition installations with other institutions. In 1998, "The Art of the Motorcycle" exhibition opened at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum with its installation designed by Gehry. This exhibition subsequently traveled to the ] in Chicago, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the ]. | |||
In 2014, he curated an exhibition of photography by his close friend and businessman Peter Arnell that ran from March 5 through April 1 at Milk Studios Gallery in Los Angeles.<ref name="artinfo">{{cite news |url=http://blogs.artinfo.com/objectlessons/2014/03/10/when-architects-curate-frank-gehrys-peter-arnell-retrospective-at-milk-studios-has-a-personal-touch/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415013631/http://blogs.artinfo.com/objectlessons/2014/03/10/when-architects-curate-frank-gehrys-peter-arnell-retrospective-at-milk-studios-has-a-personal-touch/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-15 |title=When Architects Curate: Frank Gehry's Peter Arnell Retrospective at Milk Studios | Object Lessons |publisher=Blouin Artinfo |access-date=2015-09-14 }}</ref> | |||
===Stage design=== | |||
In 1983, Gehry created the stage design for ]' dance ''Available Light'', set to music by ]. It premiered at the ] at the "Temporary Contemporary", and was subsequently seen at the ] Opera House in New York City and the ] in Paris. The set consisted of two levels angled in relation to each other, with a chain-link backdrop.<ref>Lazar, Julie (1983) "Interview: Frank Gehry" in ''Available Light'' ]. {{ISBN|0-914357-01-8}}</ref> The piece was revived in 2015,<ref>Lazar, Julie (June 3, 2015) ]</ref> and was performed, among other places, in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, where it was presented by ], which commissioned the revival.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220161654/http://fringearts.com/event/available-light/#description |date=December 20, 2016 }} FringeArts</ref> | |||
In 2012, Gehry designed the set for the ]'s opera production of '']'', performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. | |||
In April 2014, Gehry designed a set for an "exploration of the life and career of ]" by the ], which was performed in November of that year.<ref name="broadwayworld">{{cite web| author=Staff| date=April 23, 2014|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Architect-Frank-Gehry-to-Create-Set-Design-for-Chicago-Symphony-Orchestra-Focused-on-Pierre-Boulez-20140423#.U1x9fI57SxI |title=Architect Frank Gehry to Create Set Design for Chicago Symphony Orchestra Focused on Pierre Boulez|website=Broadway World|access-date=2015-09-14}}</ref> | |||
===Other designs=== | |||
] | |||
In addition to architecture, Gehry has made a line of furniture for ] and for ], jewelry for ], various household items, sculptures, and even a glass bottle for ]. His first line of furniture, produced from 1969 to 1973, was called "]", constructed out of ]. Another line of furniture released in the spring of 1992 is "]". Each piece is named after a different hockey term. He was first introduced to making furniture in 1954 while serving in the ], where he designed furniture for the enlisted soldiers. | |||
In many of his designs, Gehry is inspired by fish. "It was by accident I got into the fish image", claimed Gehry. One thing that sparked his interest in fish was the fact that his colleagues were recreating Greek temples. He said, "Three hundred million years before man was fish....if you gotta go back, and you're insecure about going forward...go back three hundred million years ago. Why are you stopping at the Greeks? So, I started drawing fish in my sketchbook, and then I started to realize that there was something in it."<ref>] (dir.) (1985) '']: Sketches of Frank Gehry'' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616132713/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/gehry_pop/fish.html |date=June 16, 2017 }} ]. access-date=2008-11-17</ref> | |||
As a result of his fascination, the first Fish Lamps were fabricated between 1984 and 1986. They employed wire armatures molded into fish shapes, onto which shards of plastic laminate ColorCore are individually glued. Since the creation of the first lamp in 1984, the fish has become a recurrent motif in Gehry's work, most notably in the ''Fish Sculpture'' at ] in Barcelona (1989–92) and ''Standing Glass Fish'' for the ] (1986).<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111140419/http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/frank-gehry--november-07-2013 |date=November 11, 2013 }} ], London</ref> | |||
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Gehry has previously collaborated with luxury jewelry company Tiffany & Co., creating six distinct jewelry collections: the Orchid, Fish, Torque, Equus, Axis, and Fold collections. In addition to jewelry, Gehry designed other items, including a distinctive collector's chess set and a series of tableware items, including vases, cups, and bowls for the company.<ref name="gizmodo">{{cite web |url=https://gizmodo.com/5905941/frank-gehrys-tiffany-chess-set-is-a-miniature-architectural-marvel |title=Frank Gehry's Tiffany Chess Set Is a Miniature Architectural Marvel |website=] |date=April 28, 2012 |access-date=2015-09-14 |archive-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705203149/http://gizmodo.com/5905941/frank-gehrys-tiffany-chess-set-is-a-miniature-architectural-marvel |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
In 2004, Gehry designed the official trophy for the ].<ref>{{cite news | title=Frank Gehry's World Cup of Hockey Trophy |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3888076 |access-date= 2014-10-24 |newspaper=] |first= Noah |last=Adams |date= September 3, 2004}}</ref> He redesigned the trophy for the next tournament in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|author=Seravalli, Frank| url=https://www.tsn.ca/world-cup-of-hockey-trophy-gets-facelift-1.574820 |title=World Cup of Hockey Trophy Gets a Facelift |newspaper=]|access-date=2017-03-16}}</ref> | |||
He has collaborated with American furniture manufacturer ] on designs such as the 2004 "Superlight" chair.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Superlight chair |url=https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/2005.168/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=SFMOMA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Emeco Designers – Frank Gehry |url=https://www.emeco.net/about/design/frank-gehry |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Emeco Industries Inc.}}</ref> | |||
In 2014, Gehry was one of the six "iconoclasts" selected by French fashion house Louis Vuitton to design a piece using their iconic monogram pattern as part of their "Celebrating Monogram" campaign.<ref name="monogram">{{cite web |url= http://celebrating.monogram.lv/eng_US/ |title= Louis Vuitton: Celebrating Monogram Project |publisher= celebrating.monogram.lv| access-date= 2015-09-14}}</ref> | |||
In 2015, Gehry designed his first yacht.<ref>{{cite news |title= Frank Gehry's First-Ever Yacht Looks Like Nothing You've Ever Seen |url= http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/news/a3650/gehry-yacht-foggy/| access-date= 2015-10-13 |work= ] |first= Vicky |last= Ward | author-link=Vicky Ward|date= October 5, 2015}}</ref> | |||
In 2020, Gehry designed a limited edition bottle of ] cognac.<ref>{{cite news |title= Frank Gehry forges crinkled gold bottle to mark 150th anniversary of Hennessy X.O |url= https://www.dezeen.com/2020/09/25/hennessy-x-o-150th-anniversary-frank-gehry-bottle/| access-date= 2021-09-19 |work= Dezeen |first= Tom |last= Ravenscroft | author-link=Vicky Ward|date= September 25, 2020}}</ref> | |||
===Software development=== | |||
Gehry's firm was responsible for innovation in architectural software.<ref>{{cite news | title=New York Times: Frank Gehry's Software Keeps Buildings on Budget |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/business/11gehry.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | access-date= 2012-12-13 |newspaper= ] |first=Alec |last= Appelbaum | date= February 11, 2009}}</ref> His firm spun off another firm called Gehry Technologies that was established in 2002. In 2005, Gehry Technologies began a partnership with ] to bring innovations from the aerospace and manufacturing world to AEC and developed ] software, as well as GTeam software. In 2014, Gehry Technologies was acquired by software company ].<ref>Ferro, Shaunacy (September 11, 2014), '']''.</ref> Its client list includes ], ], ], ], and ]. | |||
==Personal life== | |||
A naturalized U.S. citizen,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Phillips |first=Susan P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IlONAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA205 |title=Displays!: Dynamic Design Ideas for Your Library Step by Step |publisher=McFarland |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-7864-8707-3 |pages=205 |language=en}}</ref> he also remains a citizen of Canada.<ref>LaRose, Lauren (December 3, 2016) '']''</ref> He lives in ], and continues to practice out of Los Angeles.<ref> Archinect</ref> Having grown up in Canada, he is an avid fan of ]. He began a hockey league, FOG (for Frank Owen Gehry), in his office, though he no longer plays with them.<ref name="goldberger">Goldberger (2015)</ref> In 2004, he designed the trophy for the ].<ref>Baurick, Tristan (May 13, 2004). "Architect's love of the game inspiration behind Cup trophy", '']'', p. C2.</ref> | |||
Gehry is known for his occasional bad temper. During a trip to ] to accept the ] in October 2014, he received a significant amount of attention, both positive and negative, for publicly ] a reporter at a press conference who accused him of being a "showy" architect.<ref>{{cite news |last= Schledahl |first=Peter |title= Frank Gehry's Digital Defiance |url= https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/frank-gehry-digital-defiance| access-date= October 27, 2014 |newspaper= ] |date= 2014-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McKenny |first= Leesha |title= Frank Gehry gives the finger in response to accusations of "showy architecture" | url= https://www.smh.com.au/nsw/frank-gehry-gives-the-finger-in-response-to-accusations-of-showy-architecture-20141027-11cbkg.html| access-date= 2014-10-27 |newspaper= ] |date= October 27, 2014}}</ref> | |||
Gehry is a member of the California Yacht Club in ], and enjoys sailing with his fiberglass-hulled yacht, ''Foggy''.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |author= Browne, Alix |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/style/tmagazine/19boats.html| title=Love for Sail| newspaper= ]| date= April 19, 2009 |access-date= 2015-09-14}}</ref> He also serves on the leadership council of The ].<ref name="nyscf">{{cite web |url= https://nyscf.org/about-us/boards-councils/leadership-council |title= Leadership Council |publisher= New York Stem Cell Foundation |access-date= 2015-09-14 |archive-date= May 19, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150519041205/http://nyscf.org/about-us/boards-councils/leadership-council |url-status= dead }}</ref> | |||
==In popular culture== | |||
In 2004, Gehry voiced himself in an episode of the children's TV show '']'', where he helped Arthur and his friends design a new ].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Booth |first=John |url= https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/10/arthur/|title= The 15 Geekiest Episodes of PBS's Arthur |magazine= ] |date= October 10, 2011| access-date=2013-08-14}}</ref> He also voiced himself in a 2005 episode of ''],'' "]", where he designs a concert hall for the fictional city of Springfield. He has since said he regrets the appearance, as it included a joke about his design technique that has led people to misunderstand his architectural process.<ref name=Chaban>{{cite news |last=Chaban |first= Matt |title= Frank Gehry Really, Really Regrets His Guest Appearance on The Simpsons| url= https://observer.com/2011/09/frank-gehry-regrets-his-guest-appearance-the-simpsons/| access-date=2011-09-10 |newspaper= ] |date= September 5, 2011}}</ref> | |||
In 2006, filmmaker ] made a documentary about Gehry's work, ''],'' which followed Gehry over five years and painted a positive portrait of his character; it was well-received critically.<ref>. ].</ref> | |||
In 2009, architecture-inspired ] company ] named a cookie and ice cream combination after Gehry. Dubbed the "Frank Behry", it features Strawberries & Cream ] and ] cookies.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://fwx.foodandwine.com/food/how-construct-epic-ice-cream-sandwich-architect |title= How to Construct an Epic Ice Cream Sandwich Like an Architect |author= Staff |date= May 20, 2014 |newspaper= ] |access-date= 2014-10-29 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141029213048/http://fwx.foodandwine.com/food/how-construct-epic-ice-cream-sandwich-architect |archive-date= October 29, 2014 |df= mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://coolhaus.blogspot.com/2009/12/frank-behry-tribute-video.html |title= Frank Behry Tribute Video! |author= Coolhaus |date= December 2, 2009 |website= ] |access-date= 2014-10-29|author-link= Coolhaus }}</ref> | |||
==Works== | |||
{{Main|List of works by Frank Gehry}} | |||
===Exhibitions=== | |||
In October 2014, the first major European exhibition of Gehry's work debuted at the ] in Paris.<ref>{{cite news |title= An Architect's Big Parisian Moment Two Shows for Frank Gehry, as His Vuitton Foundation Opens |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/21/arts/design/two-shows-for-frank-gehry-as-his-vuitton-foundation-opens.html |access-date= 2014-10-24 |newspaper= The New York Times | first= Joseph |last= Giovannini |date= October 20, 2014}}</ref> Other museums and major galleries that have held exhibitions on Gehry's architecture and design include the Leo Castelli Gallery in 1983; and the Walker Art Center in 1986, whose exhibition then traveled to the Toronto Harbourfront Museum, the ], the ] in ], the LACMA and the ]. Museums with exhibitions on Gehry's work have included the ], the ] (1992), the ] (1984, 1992 and 1993), the ] (2001), the ] (2002), the ] in Manhattan (2010), and the ] (first in ], then in 2010 with an exhibition entitled "Frank Gehry from 1997"), and ] (2015).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lacma.org/node/21616#landing |title= Frank Gehry – LACMA |publisher= ] |access-date= October 14, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151015050301/http://www.lacma.org/node/21616#landing |archive-date= October 15, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> | |||
Gehry participated in the 1980 Venice Biennale's ''La Strada Novissima'' installation. He also contributed to the 1985 Venice Biennale with an installation and performance named ''Il Corso del Coltello,'' in collaboration with Claes Oldenburg. His projects were featured in the 1996 event, and contributed to the 2008 event with the installation ''Ungapatchket''. | |||
In October 2015, ] in Tokyo held the exhibition ''Frank Gehry. I Have An Idea'', curated by Japanese architect Tsuyoshi Tane.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2015/11/04/frank_gehry_i_have_an_idea.html |title= Frank Gehry: I have an idea |website= domusweb.it| publisher= Editoriale Domus Spa| first1= Rafael A. |last1= Balboa| first2= Federico| last2= Scaroni | date= November 4, 2015| access-date= March 8, 2017}}</ref> | |||
In 2021, the ] in ] held ''Spinning Tales'', an exhibition of new fish sculptures by Gehry.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2021/07/frank-gehry-spinning-tales-new-sculptures-at-the-beverly-hills-gagosian-gallery/ |title= Frank Gehry's Spinning Tales shows off new sculptures at the Beverly Hills Gagosian gallery | publisher= The Architect's Newspaper| first= Shane | last= Reiner-Roth | date= July 7, 2021| access-date= September 19, 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Awards and honors== | |||
* 1987: Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Letters | |||
* 1988: Elected into the ] | |||
* 1989: ] | |||
* 1992: ] | |||
* 1994: ] | |||
* 1994: ] | |||
* 1995: ]'s Golden Plate Award<ref name="achievement"/> | |||
* 1998: ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html#98 |title=Lifetime Honors – National Medal of Arts |publisher=] |access-date=2011-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806021102/http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html |archive-date=2011-08-06 }}</ref> | |||
* 1998: Inaugural ] | |||
* 1998: Gold Medal Award, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada | |||
* 1999: ], American Institute of Architects | |||
* 2000: Cooper–Hewitt ] Lifetime Achievement<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cooperhewitt.org/NDA/WINNERS/2000/LIFETIMEACHIEVEMENT/index.shtml |title= Lifetime Achievement Winner: Frank Gehry |publisher= ] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100925164117/http://cooperhewitt.org/NDA/WINNERS/2000/LIFETIMEACHIEVEMENT/index.shtml |archive-date= September 25, 2010 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> | |||
* 2002: ] (CC)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-1875 |title= Companion of the Order of Canada |publisher= ] |access-date= 2015-09-14}}</ref> | |||
* 2004: ] | |||
* 2006: Inductee, ] | |||
* 2007: ] from the ] (on behalf of Gehry Partners and Gehry Technologies) | |||
* 2009: ] | |||
* 2012: ], American Institute of Architects | |||
* 2014: ] | |||
* 2014: Commandeur of the Ordre National de la Légion d'honneur, France | |||
* 2015: ] | |||
* 2016: Harvard Arts Medal | |||
* 2016: Leonore and Walter Annenberg Award for Diplomacy through the Arts, Foundation for Arts and Preservation in Embassies | |||
* 2016: ] | |||
* 2018: Neutra Medal<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://env.cpp.edu/arc/neutra-award | title=Neutra Award | Department of Architecture | College of Environmental Design – Cal Poly Pomona}}</ref> | |||
* 2019: Inductee, Canada's Walk of Fame | |||
*2020: ], New York City (VAEA)<ref>{{Cite web|title=FRANK GEHRY is one of the two recipient of VAEA's Paez Medal of Art 2020|url=http://vaearts.org/US/archives/15487|access-date=2020-11-18|website=VAEA|language=en-US|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027165713/http://vaearts.org/US/archives/15487|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
Gehry was elected to the College of Fellows of the ] (AIA) in 1974,<ref>{{cite web|website=]|url= https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/144/|title=Frank Owen Gehry (Architect)|access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref> and he has received many national, regional and local AIA awards. He is a senior fellow of the ] and serves on the steering committee of the ]. | |||
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===Honorary doctorates=== | |||
* 1987: ] | |||
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* 1989: ] | |||
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* 1993: ] | |||
* 1995: ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whittier.edu/alumni/poetnation/honorary|title=Honorary Degrees {{!}} Whittier College|website=www.whittier.edu|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> | |||
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* 2019: ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciarc.edu/news/2019/sci-arc-presents-world-renowned-architect-frank-gehry-with-honorary-degree|title=Honorary Degrees {{!}} SCI-Arc Presents World-Renowned Architect Frank Gehry with Honorary Degree|website=www.sciarc.edu|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref> | |||
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* {{cite book |first1=Francesco |last1=Dal Co |first2=Kurt W. |last2=Forster |first3=Hadley |last3=Arnold |place=New York |title=Frank O. Gehry: The Complete Works |publisher=The Monacelli Press|year=1998 |isbn=978-1-885254-63-4}} | |||
* ''Sketches of Frank Gehry'' - Documentary | |||
* {{cite book |publisher=Guggenheim Publications |date=May 2001 |first1=Frank O. |last1=Gehry |first2=Beatriz |last2=Colomina |author-link2=Beatriz Colomina|first3=Mildred |last3=Friedman |first4=William J. |last4=Mitchell |author-link4=William J. Mitchell|first5=J. Fiona |last5=Ragheb |first6=Jean-Louis |last6=Cohen |author7=Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|author8-link=Museo Guggenheim Bilbao |author8=Museo Guggenheim Bilbao|title=Frank Gehry Architect |type=Hardcover |pages=390|isbn=978-0-8109-6929-2|author7-link=Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum }} | |||
* ''Frank Gehry Architect'' - Guggenheim Publications 2001 | |||
* {{Cite book |last=Goldberger |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Goldberger |year=2015 |title=Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eFKwBgAAQBAJ |location=New York |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |isbn=978-0-307-70153-4 |oclc=913514521}} | |||
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* Rattenbury, Kester (2006). ''Architects Today'' Laurence King Publishers. {{ISBN|978-1-85669-492-6}}. | ||
* Staff (1995). . '']''. | |||
* Dal Co, Francesco and Forster, Kurt. W. ''"Frank O. Gehry: The Complete Works."'' Published in the United States of America in 1998 by The Monacelli Press, Inc. Copyright 1998 by The Monacelli Press, Inc. | |||
== Further reading == | |||
* {{cite book |last1=Bletter |first1=Rosemarie Haag |author2=Walker Art Center |title=The Architecture of Frank Gehry |year=1986 |place=New York |publisher=Rizzoli |isbn=0-8478-0763-0 |author2-link=Walker Art Center |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/architectureoffr00gehr }} {{ISBN|978-0-8478-0763-5}}. | |||
* {{cite book |editor-last1=Friedman |editor-first1=Mildred |first1=Michael |last1=Sorkin |title=Gehry Talks: Architecture + Process |type=Hardcover |place=New York |publisher=Rizzoli |edition=1st |date=December 17, 1999 |isbn=978-0-8478-2165-5}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Gehry |first=Frank O. |title=Gehry Draws |publisher=Violette Editions |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-900828-10-9}} | |||
* {{cite book |last1=Richardson |first1=Sara S. |title=Frank O. Gehry: A Bibliography |place=Monticello, Ill. |publisher=Vance Bibliographies |year=1987 |isbn=1-55590-145-X}} | |||
* {{cite book |last1=van Bruggen |first1=Coosje |title=Frank O. Gehry: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao |type=Hardcover |publisher=Guggenheim Museum Pubns |edition=1st |date=December 30, 1999 |place=New York |orig-year=1997 |isbn=978-0-8109-6907-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/frankogehrygugge0000brug }} | |||
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Canadian-American architect (born 1929)
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Born | Frank Owen Goldberg (1929-02-28) February 28, 1929 (age 95) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Education | University of Southern California (B.Arch) |
Occupation | Architect |
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Children | 4 |
Awards | List of awards |
Practice | Gehry Partners, LLP |
Buildings | List of works |
Website | foga |
Frank Owen Gehry CC FAIA (/ˈɡɛəri/ GAIR-ee; né Goldberg; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions.
He rose to prominence in the 1970s with his distinctive style that blended everyday materials with complex, dynamic structures. Gehry's approach to architecture has been described as deconstructivist, though he himself resists categorization. His works are considered among the most important of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey, leading Vanity Fair to call him "the most important architect of our age". Gehry is known for his postmodern designs and use of bold, unconventional forms and materials. His most famous works include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, and the National Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington D.C These buildings are characterized by their sculptural, often undulating exteriors and innovative use of materials such as titanium and stainless steel.
Throughout his career, Gehry has received numerous awards and honors, including the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1989, considered the field's highest honor. He has also been awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the United States. Gehry's influence extends beyond architecture; he has designed furniture, jewelry, and liquor bottles.
Early life
Frank Owen Gehry was born Frank Owen Goldberg on February 28, 1929, in Toronto, Ontario, to parents Sadie Thelma (née Kaplanski/Caplan) and Irving Goldberg. His American father was born in New York City to Russian-Jewish parents, and his Polish-Jewish mother was an immigrant born in Łódź, Poland. A creative child, he was encouraged by his grandmother, Leah Caplan, with whom he built little cities out of scraps of wood. With these scraps from her husband's hardware store, she entertained him for hours, building imaginary houses and futuristic cities on the living room floor.
Gehry's use of corrugated steel, chain-link fencing, unpainted plywood, and other utilitarian or "everyday" materials was partly inspired by spending Saturday mornings at his grandfather's hardware store. He spent time drawing with his father, and his mother introduced him to the world of art. "So the creative genes were there", Gehry says. "But my father thought I was a dreamer, I wasn't gonna amount to anything. It was my mother who thought I was just reticent to do things. She would push me."
He was given the Hebrew name "Ephraim" by his grandfather, but used it only at his bar mitzvah. In 1954, Gehry changed his surname from Goldberg to Gehry, after his then-wife Anita expressed concern about antisemitism.
Education
In 1947, Gehry's family immigrated to the United States, settling in California. He got a job driving a delivery truck and studied at Los Angeles City College.
According to Gehry, "I was a truck driver in L.A., going to City College, and I tried radio announcing, which I wasn't very good at. I tried chemical engineering, which I wasn't very good at and didn't like, and then I remembered. You know, somehow I just started wracking my brain about, 'What do I like?' Where was I? What made me excited? And I remembered art, that I loved going to museums and I loved looking at paintings, loved listening to music. Those things came from my mother, who took me to concerts and museums. I remembered Grandma and the blocks, and just on a hunch, I tried some architecture classes."
Gehry went on to graduate from the University of Southern California's School of Architecture in 1954. During that time, he became a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi. He then spent time away from architecture in numerous other jobs, including service in the United States Army. In the fall of 1956, he moved his family to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he studied city planning at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. Gehry had always expressed an socialist philosophy for architecture, something that was influenced by political views as he expressed a more leftist attitude to the world. These progressive ideas about socially responsible architecture were under-realized and not respected by his professors at Harvard, leaving him to feel disheartened and "underwhelmed". Gehry's distaste for the school culminated after he was invited by his architecture professor to engage in a discussion revolving around a "secret architectural project in progress." Which was ultimately revealed to Gehry as a palace that he was designing for Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Career
Gehry ultimately dropped-out of his graduate program at Harvard to start a furniture manufacturing company Easy Edges, which specialised in creating pieces with cardboard.
He returned to Los Angeles to work for Victor Gruen Associates, with whom he had apprenticed while at USC. In 1957, at age 28, he was given the chance to design his first private residence with friend and old classmate Greg Walsh. Construction was done by another neighbor across the street from his wife's family, Charlie Sockler. Built in Idyllwild, California for his wife Anita's family neighbor Melvin David, the over 2,000 sq ft (190 m) "David Cabin" shows features that were to become synonymous with Gehry's later work, including beams protruding from the exterior sides, vertical-grain douglas fir detail, and exposed unfinished ceiling beams. It also shows strong Asian influences, stemming from his earliest inspirations, such as the Shōsōin in Nara, Japan.
In 1961, Gehry moved to Paris, where he worked for architect Andre Remondet. In 1962, he established a practice in Los Angeles that became Frank Gehry and Associates in 1967, then Gehry Partners in 2001. His earliest commissions were in Southern California, where he designed a number of innovative commercial structures such as Santa Monica Place (1980) and residential buildings such as the eccentric Norton House (1984) in Venice, Los Angeles.
Among these works, Gehry's most notable design may be the renovation of his own Santa Monica residence. Originally built in 1920 and purchased by Gehry in 1977, it features a metallic exterior wrapped around the original building that leaves many of the original details visible. Gehry still resides there.
Other of Gehry's buildings completed during the 1980s include the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (1981) in San Pedro, and the California Aerospace Museum (1984) at the California Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles.
In 1989, Gehry received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, where the jury described him: "Always open to experimentation, he has as well a sureness and maturity that resists, in the same way that Picasso did, being bound either by critical acceptance or his successes. His buildings are juxtaposed collages of spaces and materials that make users appreciative of both the theatre and the back-stage, simultaneously revealed."
Gehry continued to design other notable buildings in California, such as the Chiat/Day Building (1991) in Venice, in collaboration with Claes Oldenburg, which is well known for its massive sculpture of binoculars. He also began receiving larger national and international commissions, including his first European commission, the Vitra International Furniture Manufacturing Facility and Design Museum in Germany, completed in 1989. It was soon followed by other major commissions including the Frederick Weisman Museum of Art (1993) in Minneapolis, Minnesota; the Cinémathèque Française(1994) in Paris, originally The American Center in Paris; and the Dancing House (1996) in Prague.
From 1994 to 1996 a couple buildings by Gehry for a Public housing project were realized in Goldstein, part of Frankfurt-Schwanheim (1994) In 1997, Gehry vaulted to a new level of international acclaim when the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao opened in Bilbao, Spain. Hailed by The New Yorker as a "masterpiece of the 20th century", and by legendary architect Philip Johnson as "the greatest building of our time", the museum became famous for its striking yet aesthetically pleasing design and its positive economic effect on the city.
Since then, Gehry has regularly won major commissions and established himself as one of the world's most notable architects. His best-received works include several concert halls for classical music. The boisterous, curvaceous Walt Disney Concert Hall (2003) in downtown Los Angeles is the centerpiece of the neighborhood's revitalization; the Los Angeles Times called it "the most effective answer to doubters, naysayers, and grumbling critics an American architect has ever produced". Gehry also designed the open-air Jay Pritzker Pavilion (2004) in Chicago's Millennium Park; and the understated New World Center (2011) in Miami Beach, which the LA Times called "a piece of architecture that dares you to underestimate it or write it off at first glance."
His other notable works include academic buildings such as the Stata Center (2004) at MIT, and the Peter B. Lewis Library (2008) at Princeton University; museums such as the Museum of Pop Culture (2000) in Seattle, Washington; commercial buildings such as the IAC Building (2007) in New York City; and residential buildings, such as Gehry's first skyscraper, the Beekman Tower at 8 Spruce Street (2011) in New York City.
Gehry's recent major international works include the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology Sydney, completed in 2014, and the Chau Chak Wing, with its 320,000 bricks in "sweeping lines", described as "10 out of 10" on a scale of difficulty. An ongoing project is the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates. Other significant projects such as the Mirvish Towers in Toronto, and a multi-decade renovation of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, are currently in the design stage. In October 2013, Gehry was appointed joint architect with Foster + Partners to design the High Street phase of the development of Battersea Power Station in London, Gehry's first project there.
In recent years, some of Gehry's more prominent designs have failed to go forward. In addition to unrealized designs for the Corcoran Art Gallery expansion in Washington, DC, and a new Guggenheim museum near the South Street Seaport in New York City, Gehry was notoriously dropped by developer Bruce Ratner from the Pacific Park (Brooklyn) redevelopment project, and in 2014 as the designer of the World Trade Center Performing Arts Center in New York City. Some stalled projects have recently shown progress: After many years and a dismissal, Gehry was recently reinstated as architect for the Grand Avenue Project in Los Angeles, and though his controversial design of the National Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, DC has had numerous delays during the approval process with the United States Congress, it was finally approved in 2014 with a modified design.
In 2014, two significant, long-awaited museums designed by Gehry opened: the Biomuseo, a biodiversity museum in Panama City, Panama; and the Fondation Louis Vuitton, a modern art museum in the Bois de Boulogne park in Paris, France, which opened to some rave reviews.
Also in 2014, Gehry was commissioned by River LA (formerly the Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation), a nonprofit group founded by the city of Los Angeles in 2009 to coordinate river policy, to devise a wide-ranging new plan for the river.
In February 2015, the new AU$180 million building for the University of Technology Sydney was officially opened, whose façade has more than 320,000 hand-placed bricks and glass slabs. Gehry said he would not design a building like the "crumpled paper bag" again.
Gehry told the French newspaper La Croix in November 2016 that President of France François Hollande had assured him he could relocate to France if Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. The following month, Gehry said that he had no plans to move. Trump and he exchanged words in 2010 when Gehry's 8 Spruce Street, originally known as Beekman Tower, was built 1 foot (0.30 m) taller than the nearby Trump Building, which until then was New York City's tallest residential building.
Notable Gehry-designed buildings completed in the 2020s include the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, DC and the LUMA Arles museum in France. In 2021, noting Gehry's progress on an increasing number of significant projects in his hometown, including the Grand Avenue Project, a concert hall for the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, and an office building for Warner Bros., The Architect's Newspaper stated that "Seventy-four years after he moved there from his native Toronto, L.A. is looking more and more like Gehry Country."
Architectural style
Said to "defy categorisation", Gehry's work reflects a spirit of experimentation coupled with a respect for the demands of professional practice, and has remained largely unaligned with broader stylistic tendencies or movements. With his earliest educational influences rooted in modernism, Gehry's work has sought to escape modernist stylistic tropes while remaining interested in some of its underlying transformative agendas. Continually working between given circumstances and unanticipated materializations, he has been assessed as someone who "made us produce buildings that are fun, sculpturally exciting, good experiences", although his approach may become "less relevant as pressure mounts to do more with less".
Gehry's style at times seems unfinished or even crude, but his work is consistent with the California "funk" art movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, which featured the use of inexpensive found objects and nontraditional media such as clay to make serious art. His works always have at least some element of deconstructivism; he has been called "the apostle of chain-link fencing and corrugated metal siding". However, a retrospective exhibit at New York's Whitney Museum in 1988 revealed that he is also a sophisticated classical artist who knows European art history and contemporary sculpture and painting.
Early influences and design philosophy
Frank Gehry has often described architecture as inherently sculptural, asserting, “I always thought that architecture was, by definition, a three-dimensional object, therefore sculpture.” This perspective reflects his commitment to blending artistic and architectural disciplines. Gehry’s early work with sculptors influenced his experimental approach, which includes deconstructing traditional architectural forms and embracing ideas of flow and defamiliarization, akin to Viktor Shklovsky’s concept of “laying bare the device.” Critics often describe his work as embodying structuralism rather than traditional formalism.
Cultural and personal influences
Gehry’s Jewish heritage and immigrant background have shaped his architectural philosophy. He often reinterprets traditional forms in ways that reflect his multicultural experience. His works have been described as embodying “a critique of consumerism” by defying expectations of luxury and focusing on creativity. For Gehry, architecture is not just about creating buildings but about crafting spaces that inspire and challenge societal norms.
Material innovation
A hallmark of Gehry’s style is his innovative use of materials. He challenges architectural norms by incorporating unconventional elements such as corrugated steel, chain-link fencing, and plywood. His works are celebrated for their “raw aesthetic” that combines everyday materials in unexpected ways, creating structures that blur the line between functionality and artistry. These material choices also reflect a critique of luxury, emphasizing creativity over opulence.
Gallery
- Former Rouse Headquarters in Columbia, MD (1974)
- Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, MD (1967)
- "El Peix", fish sculpture in front of the Port Olímpic in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (1992)
- Dancing House in Prague (1996)
- The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle (2000)
- Gehry Tower in Hanover, Germany (2001)
- Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (2002)
- Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (2003)
- Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York (2003)
- Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2004)
- BP Pedestrian Bridge, Millennium Park, Chicago (2004)
- MARTa Herford, Herford, Germany (2005)
- Hotel Marqués de Riscal in Elciego, Spain (2006)
- The headquarters of IAC in Manhattan, New York City (2007)
- Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2008)
- Gallery of African American Art, Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art campus in Biloxi, Mississippi (2010)
- Dr Chau Chak Wing Building in Sydney, Australia (2014)
- Biomuseo in Panama City (2014)
- David Cabin – Idyllwild CA (1957)
- Neuer Zollhof - Dusseldorf, Germany (1998)
- Energie-Forum-Innovation in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany (1995)
- Toledo Museum of Art Center for Visual Arts in Toledo, Ohio
- Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas (2010)
- The Grand and Conrad hotel in Los Angeles
Bilbao effect
The term "Bilbao Effect" emerged in urban planning to describe the transformative impact of Gehry’s architecture. His design for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, revitalized the city, serving as a prime example of how architecture can drive economic and cultural renewal. The museum’s dramatic curves and shimmering titanium panels are defining features of Gehry’s style, emphasizing movement and fluidity.
After the phenomenal success of Gehry's design for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, critics began referring to the economic and cultural revitalization of cities through iconic, innovative architecture as the "Bilbao effect". In the first 12 months after the museum was opened, an estimated US$160 million were added to the Basque economy. Indeed, over $3.5 billion have been added to the Basque economy since the building opened. In subsequent years there have been many attempts to replicate this effect through large-scale eye-catching architectural commissions that have been both successful and unsuccessful, such as Daniel Libeskind's expansion of the Denver Art Museum and buildings by Gehry himself, such as the almost universally well-received Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the more controversial Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. Though some link the concept of the Bilbao effect to the notion of starchitecture, Gehry has consistently rejected the label of a starchitect.
Time management and client interaction
Despite the complexity of his designs, Gehry’s approach to project management is highly disciplined. He has been praised for listening closely to clients and translating their needs into visionary designs. As one collaborator noted, “Sometimes he produces something for the client that they don’t realize they want because he listens so well.” Gehry himself credits curiosity as a cornerstone of his process, stating, “You’re being curious. And that curiosity leads to invention.”
Criticism
Though much of Gehry's work has been well-received, its reception was not always positive. Art historian Hal Foster reads Gehry's architecture as, primarily, in the service of corporate branding. Criticism of his work includes complaints over design flaws that the buildings waste structural resources by creating functionless forms, do not seem to belong in their surroundings or enhance the public context of their locations, and are apparently designed without taking into account the local climate.
Moreover, socialist magazine Jacobin pointed out that Gehry's work can be summed up as architecture for the super-wealthy, in the sense that it is expensive, not resourceful, and does not serve the interests of the overwhelming majority. The article criticized Gehry's statement, "In the world we live in, 98 percent of what gets built and designed today is pure shit".
Academia and design career
Academia
In January 2011, Gehry joined the University of Southern California (USC) faculty, as the Judge Widney Professor of Architecture. He has since continued in this role at his alma mater. He has also held teaching positions at Harvard University, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Toronto, Columbia University, the Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, and at Yale University, where he still teaches as of 2017.
Though he is often referred to as a "starchitect", he has repeatedly expressed his disdain for the term, insisting he is only an architect. Steve Sample, President of the University of Southern California, told Gehry that "...After George Lucas, you are our most prominent graduate".
As of December 2013, Gehry has received over a dozen honorary university degrees (see #Honorary doctorates).
In February 2017, MasterClass announced an online architecture course taught by Gehry that was released that July.
Exhibition design
Gehry has been involved in exhibition designs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art dating back to the 1960s. In 1965, Gehry designed the exhibition display for the "Art Treasures of Japan" exhibition at the LACMA. This was followed soon after by the exhibition design for the "Assyrian Reliefs" show in 1966 and the "Billy Al Bengston Retrospective" in 1968. The LACMA then had Gehry design the installation for the "Treasures of Tutankhamen" exhibition in 1978 followed by the "Avant-Garde in Russia 1910–1930" exhibition in 1980. The subsequent year, Gehry designed the exhibition for "Seventeen Artists in the '60s" at the LACMA, followed soon after by the "German Expressionist Sculpture Exhibition" in 1983. In 1991–92, Gehry designed the installation of the landmark exhibition "Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi Germany", which opened at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and traveled to the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and the Altes Museum in Berlin. Gehry was asked to design an exhibition on the work of Alexander Calder at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Resnick Pavilion, again invited by the museum's curator Stephanie Barron. The exhibition began on November 24, 2013, and ran through July 27, 2014.
In addition to his long-standing involvement with exhibition design at the LACMA, Gehry has also designed numerous exhibition installations with other institutions. In 1998, "The Art of the Motorcycle" exhibition opened at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum with its installation designed by Gehry. This exhibition subsequently traveled to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Guggenheim Las Vegas.
In 2014, he curated an exhibition of photography by his close friend and businessman Peter Arnell that ran from March 5 through April 1 at Milk Studios Gallery in Los Angeles.
Stage design
In 1983, Gehry created the stage design for Lucinda Childs' dance Available Light, set to music by John Adams. It premiered at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles at the "Temporary Contemporary", and was subsequently seen at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House in New York City and the Theatre de la Ville in Paris. The set consisted of two levels angled in relation to each other, with a chain-link backdrop. The piece was revived in 2015, and was performed, among other places, in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, where it was presented by FringeArts, which commissioned the revival.
In 2012, Gehry designed the set for the Los Angeles Philharmonic's opera production of Don Giovanni, performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
In April 2014, Gehry designed a set for an "exploration of the life and career of Pierre Boulez" by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which was performed in November of that year.
Other designs
In addition to architecture, Gehry has made a line of furniture for Knoll and for Heller Furniture, jewelry for Tiffany & Co., various household items, sculptures, and even a glass bottle for Wyborowa Vodka. His first line of furniture, produced from 1969 to 1973, was called "Easy Edges", constructed out of cardboard. Another line of furniture released in the spring of 1992 is "Bentwood Furniture". Each piece is named after a different hockey term. He was first introduced to making furniture in 1954 while serving in the U.S. Army, where he designed furniture for the enlisted soldiers.
In many of his designs, Gehry is inspired by fish. "It was by accident I got into the fish image", claimed Gehry. One thing that sparked his interest in fish was the fact that his colleagues were recreating Greek temples. He said, "Three hundred million years before man was fish....if you gotta go back, and you're insecure about going forward...go back three hundred million years ago. Why are you stopping at the Greeks? So, I started drawing fish in my sketchbook, and then I started to realize that there was something in it."
As a result of his fascination, the first Fish Lamps were fabricated between 1984 and 1986. They employed wire armatures molded into fish shapes, onto which shards of plastic laminate ColorCore are individually glued. Since the creation of the first lamp in 1984, the fish has become a recurrent motif in Gehry's work, most notably in the Fish Sculpture at La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou in Barcelona (1989–92) and Standing Glass Fish for the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (1986).
Gehry has previously collaborated with luxury jewelry company Tiffany & Co., creating six distinct jewelry collections: the Orchid, Fish, Torque, Equus, Axis, and Fold collections. In addition to jewelry, Gehry designed other items, including a distinctive collector's chess set and a series of tableware items, including vases, cups, and bowls for the company.
In 2004, Gehry designed the official trophy for the World Cup of Hockey. He redesigned the trophy for the next tournament in 2016.
He has collaborated with American furniture manufacturer Emeco on designs such as the 2004 "Superlight" chair.
In 2014, Gehry was one of the six "iconoclasts" selected by French fashion house Louis Vuitton to design a piece using their iconic monogram pattern as part of their "Celebrating Monogram" campaign.
In 2015, Gehry designed his first yacht.
In 2020, Gehry designed a limited edition bottle of Hennessy cognac.
Software development
Gehry's firm was responsible for innovation in architectural software. His firm spun off another firm called Gehry Technologies that was established in 2002. In 2005, Gehry Technologies began a partnership with Dassault Systèmes to bring innovations from the aerospace and manufacturing world to AEC and developed Digital Project software, as well as GTeam software. In 2014, Gehry Technologies was acquired by software company Trimble Navigation. Its client list includes Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Herzog & de Meuron, Jean Nouvel, Coop Himmelb(l)au, and Zaha Hadid.
Personal life
A naturalized U.S. citizen, he also remains a citizen of Canada. He lives in Santa Monica, California, and continues to practice out of Los Angeles. Having grown up in Canada, he is an avid fan of ice hockey. He began a hockey league, FOG (for Frank Owen Gehry), in his office, though he no longer plays with them. In 2004, he designed the trophy for the World Cup of Hockey.
Gehry is known for his occasional bad temper. During a trip to Oviedo, Spain to accept the Prince of Asturias Award in October 2014, he received a significant amount of attention, both positive and negative, for publicly flipping off a reporter at a press conference who accused him of being a "showy" architect.
Gehry is a member of the California Yacht Club in Marina Del Rey, and enjoys sailing with his fiberglass-hulled yacht, Foggy. He also serves on the leadership council of The New York Stem Cell Foundation.
In popular culture
In 2004, Gehry voiced himself in an episode of the children's TV show Arthur, where he helped Arthur and his friends design a new treehouse. He also voiced himself in a 2005 episode of The Simpsons, "The Seven-Beer Snitch", where he designs a concert hall for the fictional city of Springfield. He has since said he regrets the appearance, as it included a joke about his design technique that has led people to misunderstand his architectural process.
In 2006, filmmaker Sydney Pollack made a documentary about Gehry's work, Sketches of Frank Gehry, which followed Gehry over five years and painted a positive portrait of his character; it was well-received critically.
In 2009, architecture-inspired ice cream sandwich company Coolhaus named a cookie and ice cream combination after Gehry. Dubbed the "Frank Behry", it features Strawberries & Cream gelato and snickerdoodle cookies.
Works
Main article: List of works by Frank GehryExhibitions
In October 2014, the first major European exhibition of Gehry's work debuted at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Other museums and major galleries that have held exhibitions on Gehry's architecture and design include the Leo Castelli Gallery in 1983; and the Walker Art Center in 1986, whose exhibition then traveled to the Toronto Harbourfront Museum, the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the LACMA and the Whitney Museum. Museums with exhibitions on Gehry's work have included the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (1992), the Gagosian Gallery (1984, 1992 and 1993), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2001), the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (2002), the Jewish Museum in Manhattan (2010), and the Milan Triennale (first in 1988, then in 2010 with an exhibition entitled "Frank Gehry from 1997"), and LACMA (2015).
Gehry participated in the 1980 Venice Biennale's La Strada Novissima installation. He also contributed to the 1985 Venice Biennale with an installation and performance named Il Corso del Coltello, in collaboration with Claes Oldenburg. His projects were featured in the 1996 event, and contributed to the 2008 event with the installation Ungapatchket.
In October 2015, 21 21 Design Sight in Tokyo held the exhibition Frank Gehry. I Have An Idea, curated by Japanese architect Tsuyoshi Tane.
In 2021, the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills held Spinning Tales, an exhibition of new fish sculptures by Gehry.
Awards and honors
- 1987: Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Letters
- 1988: Elected into the National Academy of Design
- 1989: Pritzker Architecture Prize
- 1992: Praemium Imperiale
- 1994: The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
- 1994: Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture
- 1995: American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award
- 1998: National Medal of Arts
- 1998: Inaugural Austrian Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts
- 1998: Gold Medal Award, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
- 1999: AIA Gold Medal, American Institute of Architects
- 2000: Cooper–Hewitt National Design Award Lifetime Achievement
- 2002: Companion of the Order of Canada (CC)
- 2004: Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service
- 2006: Inductee, California Hall of Fame
- 2007: Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology from the National Building Museum (on behalf of Gehry Partners and Gehry Technologies)
- 2009: Order of Charlemagne
- 2012: Twenty-five Year Award, American Institute of Architects
- 2014: Prince of Asturias Award
- 2014: Commandeur of the Ordre National de la Légion d'honneur, France
- 2015: J. Paul Getty Medal
- 2016: Harvard Arts Medal
- 2016: Leonore and Walter Annenberg Award for Diplomacy through the Arts, Foundation for Arts and Preservation in Embassies
- 2016: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 2018: Neutra Medal
- 2019: Inductee, Canada's Walk of Fame
- 2020: Paez Medal of Art, New York City (VAEA)
Gehry was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1974, and he has received many national, regional and local AIA awards. He is a senior fellow of the Design Futures Council and serves on the steering committee of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
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Honorary doctorates
- 1987: California Institute of the Arts
- 1987: Rhode Island School of Design
- 1989: Otis College of Art and Design
- 1989: Technical University of Nova Scotia
- 1993: Occidental College
- 1995: Whittier College
- 1998: University of Toronto
- 2000: Harvard University
- 2000: University of Edinburgh
- 2000: University of Southern California
- 2000: Yale University
- 2002: City College of New York
- 2004: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- 2013: Case Western Reserve University
- 2013: Princeton University
- 2014: Juilliard School
- 2015: University of Technology Sydney
- 2017: University of Oxford
- 2019: Southern California Institute of Architecture
See also
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Further reading
- Bletter, Rosemarie Haag; Walker Art Center (1986). The Architecture of Frank Gehry. New York: Rizzoli. ISBN 0-8478-0763-0. ISBN 978-0-8478-0763-5.
- Sorkin, Michael (December 17, 1999). Friedman, Mildred (ed.). Gehry Talks: Architecture + Process (Hardcover) (1st ed.). New York: Rizzoli. ISBN 978-0-8478-2165-5.
- Gehry, Frank O. (2004). Gehry Draws. Violette Editions. ISBN 978-1-900828-10-9.
- Richardson, Sara S. (1987). Frank O. Gehry: A Bibliography. Monticello, Ill.: Vance Bibliographies. ISBN 1-55590-145-X.
- van Bruggen, Coosje (December 30, 1999) . Frank O. Gehry: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Hardcover) (1st ed.). New York: Guggenheim Museum Pubns. ISBN 978-0-8109-6907-0.
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