Frank O. Gehry : selected works: 1969 to today. / txt
Casey C.M. Mathewson.
- 599 p. ill. ;col. ; 25 cm. book
Include index
Include Bibliography
Form, Function, Sculpture -- Beginnings in Los Angeles: Hymn to Artificiality -- From Outsider to Rising Star: Improvisation and Composition -- The "Bilbao Effect": The Trajectory to Global Architect -- Metamorphosis of Idea to Form: Gehry's Design Process -- Selected Works 1969 to Today -- Edgemar Project Santa Monica, California 1984-1988 -- Windows -- Vitra Design Museum Weil am Rhein, Germany 1987-1989 -- Edges Furniture Easy Edges 1969-1973 -- Experimental Edges 1979-1982 -- American Center Paris, France 1988-1994 -- Vila Olímpica Barcelona, Spain 1989-1992 -- Building with Metal -- Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, California 1988-2003 -- EMR Center Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 1991-1995 -- Bentwood Furniture Knoll International 1989-1992 -- Goldstein Housing Frankfurt, Germany 1991-1996 -- Guggenheim Bilbao Bilbao, Spain 1991-1997 -- Natural Light -- Nationale Nederlanden Building Prague, Czech Republic 1992-1996 -- Der Neue Zollhof Düsseldorf, Germany 1994-2001 -- FOG Furniture Knoll Intentional 1999 -- Pariser Platz 3 Berlin, Germany 1994-1999 -- Ronald Macdonald House Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 1999-2002 -- Building with Wood -- Bard Theater Annandale, New York 2000-2003 -- Maggie’s Cancer Centre Dundee, Scotland 2000-2003 -- Stata Center Cambridge, Massachusetts 2000-2004 -- Marta Museum Herford, Germany 2002-2005 -- Millennium Park Bandstand Chicago, Illinois 1998-2004 --
A stunning 600-page survey of an architectural genius' building designs. Frank 0. Gehry is one of the world's most innovative and acclaimed architects, with an active career spanning nearly four decades. His heart-stopping designs can be seen across the globe, and while the buildings' functions vary, all share Gehry's signature elements: ingenious manipulations of light, shadow and geometry. This exciting retrospective of Gehry's work is the first published in more than a decade and features hundreds of superb full-color photographs illustrating a selection of of the architect's most important designs. Five introductory essays detail his inventive use of cutting-edge technology and diverse materials, and his mastery of light, form and sculpture. Informative chapters come together with striking photographs to reveal the precision and poise of Gehry's buildings. The selected projects range from the architect's tentative start in Los Angeles to his most famous commissions worldwide. They include: Edgemar Project (Santa Monica) American Center (Paris) Vila Olimpica (Barcelona) Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles) Goldstein Housing (Frankfurt) Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao) Pa riser Platz 3 (Berlin) Richard B. Bard Fisher Center (Bard College, New York State) Maggie's Centre (Dundee, Scotland) Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavillion (Chicago). There are also photographs of Gehry's furniture designs plus discussions of his preferred materials and specific features: windows, metal, wood and natural light. Stimulating text and images by premier architectural photographers provide exclusive insight into one of the most creative minds in architecture.