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FRANKO GEHRY
KUMARPRATIYUSH RAHULBANIA ASMIMEHROTRA
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• Frank Gehry is a Canadian born American architect and
designer. He was born on February 28, 1929 in Toronto,
Canada.
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• He has done his graduation from the University
of Southern California's school of architecture. Then
he studied city planning atHarvard graduate school of design.
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• Gehry was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1989 and has come
to be knownby manyas a "Starchitect".
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• Frank Gehry is known for his use of bold, postmodern shapes
and his design philosophy ''DECONSTRUCTIVISM''.
DECONSTRUCTIVISM
• Deconstructivism gives the impression of
the fragmentation of the constructed building.
• Commonly characterized by an
absence of obvious harmony, continuity,
or symmetry.
• It attempts to move away from the
supposedly constricting 'rules' of modernism
such as "form follows function," "purism,"
and "truth to materials."
GEHRY RESIDENCE
• One ofGehry'searliestprojects(1978).
• Located inSantaMonica,California.
• Extensiveuse ofsuburbanmaterialslike chainlinkand plywood.
• Gehry'sdesignwrapsaroundthreesidesof theoldhouse.
• Riotofbothnew and oldelements.
• Thefragmentednatureof hisdeconstructivismphilosophyisevidentthroughout.
• Virta design museum wasFrank O. Gehry'sfirst building in
Europe, Germany.
• Madein cooperationwiththe Lörrach architect Günter Pfeifer
in1989.
• Gehry did not opt for his usual mixof materials
and limited himself to whiteplaster and a titanium–zinc alloy.
• Unusual use of curves.
• It isone ofthe world'slargest collectionsof modern furniture
design.
VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM
GuggenheimBilbaoMuseum(1993-97)aniconof Frank
Gehry'sarchitecture.
• Outer skinofthe buildingisofTitaniumsheets.
Accompanied byglassand stone.
• Thecolorof thesheetschange dependingonthe
weather and lightcondition.
• It has 19 galleries,withovera hundredexhibitions.
• BilbaoEffect
GUGGENHEIM BILBAO
• GreatExhibition space withnineteenGalleries.
• TenGalleriesfollowclassical orthogonal plans .
• Nine Galleriesare Irregularly shaped.
MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE
• The ExperienceMusicProjectMuseum(2000)is
generallyconsideredFrankGehry'smostgarishdesign.
• Seattle, Washington,US.
• One ofthe mostcomplexexteriorskinsever devisedfor
a building.
• Dynamism.
• MoPOP’sexteriorconveysall theenergyand
fluidityofmusic.
• Criticism
• 8 Spruce Street, previously known as the Beekman
Tower is a 76-story skyscraper in the Financial District of
Manhattan, New York City.
• The skyscraper's structural frame is made of reinforced
concrete.
• The twisting steel structure is made of 10,500 steel
panels, almost every single one a different shape.
• The form of the building appears to change depending
on the viewpoint—almost like the ripples of a mirage.
• Itcontains a public elementary school owned by the
Department of Education. Above the elementary school
there is luxury residential tower clad in stainless steel.
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