on frank gehry.

last week CL and i watched 'sketches of frank gehry' and i got so busy i totally forgot to share! gehry is an american architect that is not only well know in the US, but world wide. if you haven't been inside one of his buildings, you have seen one, and if you have seen one, you remember it. and i say american loosely.. he's actually canadian! haha.. he has a fascination with exposed construction and the use of mass produced and affordable materials.. like plywood, chain link, and corrugated metal sheeting. his buildings are large and geometric in shape and are very organic. from the wave like roof of the Disney Ice to the Guggenheim in Bilbao, to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. He formally investigated furniture construction out of plywood and cardboard.  he dabbled in fluid sculptures of fish, creating one of his most recognizable pieces in Barcelona. he never took no for an answer and continually thinks out of the box.

during his schooling, one of his professors at USC told him to quit. that he would never be successful. boy did he prove them wrong. Gehry has buildings in the US, Spain, Japan, Germany, France, The Czech Republic, and Scotland. He is considered a 'Starchitect'- a modern architectural icon in his right. In 2006 he inspired a jewelry line at Tiffany & Co. which is beautiful in it's complex simplicity. his designs are unique and bold, i LOVE them.

i was lucky to have visited the guggenheim in bilbao, spain on my study abroad, and it was magical. it is to be said to be one, if not his best work and it was an amazing experience to first hand experience one of his creations.

the guggenheim bilbao

(personal photo)

tiffany jewelry

(photo via google images)

walt disney concert hall

(photo via google images)

the dancing house

(photo via google images)

the fish barcelona

(personal photo)

disney ice anaheim

(photo via google images)