2. Frank Gehry
• Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, CA (1980)
• Venice Beach House (1986)
• Loyola Law School (1990)
• Chiat Day, Los Angeles (1991)
• Schnabel House, Los Angeles
• Team Disney Administration Building (1997)
• Hotel Marqués de Riscal, Spain (2006)
• IAC Building, Manhattan (2007)
3. plan of Santa Monica Place, showing vehicle and pedestrian access
22. Mike Kelley, Proposal for the Decoration of an Island of Conference Rooms (with Copy
Room) for an Advertising Agency Built by Frank Gehry, 1991, unbuilt
23. Mike Kelley, Proposal for the Decoration of an Island of Conference Rooms (with Copy
Room) for an Advertising Agency Built by Frank Gehry, 1991, unbuilt
24. Hotel Marqués de Riscal (2006)
• 150 year old winery in the Rioja region of
Spain
• reconceived as tourist destination with five-
star hotel, winery, spa, and brand-name
architecture
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44. IAC Building 2007
• 555W 18th St, NewYork, NY 10011 at
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• first Gehry building in NewYork
• 10 stories, $62 million, technical significance
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46. A bit of Jean Nouvel's 100 11th Avenue (2010) is visible at the left of the photo.
52. technical details: glass
• Of 1,450 curtain wall units, 1,150 are unique. Units measure 35ft by 22ft. In
some corners of the building, the glass twists 150 degrees from ground to
roof.
• First glass curtain wall to be cold-warped (bent into shape on site).
• Glass is coated with ceramic particles to increase energy efficiency.
• Every unit contains three sheets of glass, two laminated and the third
one, tempered, separated by an insulated air space.
53. technical details: concrete I
• Concrete frame has a typical 12 inch floor with
spans up to 35 feet.
• 5,000 psi concrete used throughout the
structure.
• Cast in place concrete results in outstanding
acoustic properties and fireproofing.
54. technical details: concrete II
• Only two columns of the frame are vertical.
Some are angled as 25 degrees from vertical.
• The 12 inch thick shear wall in the building's
core, serves as a weight to counteract the
twisting effect of the columns.This wall also
encases the fire stairs in the building.
55. technical details: concrete III
• A two-day cycle allows for a new floor of
concrete to be poured every other day, using
additives for faster setting.
• Reduces floor slab completion time by 50%, if
compared to traditional structural steel floor
system.