Frank Gehry, Architect (Guggenheim Museum Publications)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (894 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810969297 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 390 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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All of this is ably presented in an exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum, for which this publication is the exhibition catalog. Forster's more discerning Frank O. Although the color illustrations are lavish, the photographs of models are poorly resolved, and there are virtually no floor plans. From Library Journal Frank Gehry represents a paradox in architecture. Mitchell explains Gehry's dependence on computer-assisted design and modeling. of Interior Design Lib. Paul Glassman, New York Sch. The book complements but does not supersede Francesco Dal Co and Kurt W. Gehry first drew notice with his original use of ordinary materials, then progressed to nonorthogonal undulating forms, often employing a reflective titanium cladding. The primary didactic materials from the exhibition form the text, supplemented by f
Amazon Customer said A wonderful book. I just want to begin this review by saying that this book is a need for any architect's library. The book Frank Gehry, Architect, provides a wealth of knowledge about the architect as well as the structures that he has created over time. Most pages in this book (and there are many) contain full color pictures, sketches, or descriptions about th. AMAZING a very interesting look into the life and times of Frank Gehry. Anyone ineterested in architecture or interested in increasing their knowledge of architecture and architecture's past must read this.
Long recognized by his peers for his innovative designs, Gehry now enjoys a new level of prominence in the popular imagination. Since the 1997 completion of what many consider his greatest achievement—the stunning Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain—Frank O. This book, the catalogue of the first large-scale retrospective of Gehry’s work in 15 years, examines the architect’s unique vision and provides the historical perspective with which to interpret his audacious accomplishments. Essays by noted museum curators and architectural historians explore his iconoclastic spirit and trace his melding of unconventional materials and forms. Photographs, drawings, plans, and scale models communicate the breadth and complexity of Gehry’s work and show how, in his view of architecture as sculptural space, Gehry has opened up a world of new possibilities for architecture.. Gehry has soare
. J. WILLIAM J. MITCHELL is dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Guggenheim Museum. BEATRIZ COLOMINA teaches at Princeton University. MILDRED FRIEDMAN, the exhibition curator, also curated the first retrospective of Gehry’s work, at the Walker Art Ce