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caption The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain   name Frank Gehry   nationality <br>   birth Place Toronto , Ontario , Canada   current Residence Los Angeles , California   practice Name Gehry Partners, LLP   significant Buildings Guggenheim Museum , Art Gallery Of Ontario , Walt Disney Concert Hall , Gehry Residence , Weisman Art Museum , Dancing House   awards AIA Gold Medal <br> National Medal Of Arts <br> Order Of Canada <br> Pritzker Prize

• The buildings waste structural resources by creating functionless forms


• The buildings are apparently designed without researching the local climate


• The spectacle of a building often overwhelms its intended use (especially in the case of museums and arenas)


• The buildings do not seem to belong in their surroundings "organically"

Seattle 's EMP Museum represents this phenomenon at its most extreme. Microsoft 's Paul Allen chose Gehry as the architect of the Urban Structure to house his public collection of Music History artifacts. While the result is undeniably unique, critical reaction came in the form of withering attacks. The bizarre color choices, the total disregard for architectural harmony with built and natural surroundings, and the mammoth scale led to accusations that Gehry had simply "got it wrong." Admirers of the building remind critics that similar attacks were levelled against the Eiffel Tower in the late 19th century, and that only historical perspective would allow a fair evaluation of the building's merits.

Gehry's works have also raised concerns about possible environmental hazards. According to the '' Los Angeles Times '', The Disney Center in downtown Los Angeles has "roasted the sidewalk to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, enough to melt plastic and cause serious sunburn to people standing on the street".

According to CNN , Case Western Reserve University "takes precautions with Gehry's sloping roof":



Recent criticism of Gehry suggests he is repeating himself. Critics claim the use of disjointed metal panoply (often titanium) that has become Gehry's trademark is overused. Almost all of his recent work seems derivative of his landmark Bilbao Guggenheim . A slightly more charitable opinion is that Gehry would find it difficult not to rehash Bilbao or Disney even if he wanted not to, because his "signature style" is so widely recognized that potential clients approach him expecting it.

Another criticism extends from the notion that Gehry's buildings ignore good Urban Design practice by turning their back on pedestrians (citing stark, limestone streetwalls of Disney Hall), and do not adequately respond to their physical context. Interestingly, Gehry is currently developing the urban design for a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles . Given the criticism he has faced regarding his lack of consideration for good urban design, it remains to be seen how he will approach this design. The Walt Disney Concert Hall, in particular, opened to local newspaper criticism, one of which Gehry blasted with an angry expletive.

Academically, one of Gehry's most consistent critics is Hal Foster , an Art Critic who has taught art and Art History at Princeton University and Cornell University .
Foster feels that much of Gehry's acclaim has been the result of attention and spectacle surrounding the buildings, rather than from an objective view.


OTHER NOTABLE ASPECTS OF CAREER


Academia

Gehry is a Distinguished Professor of Architecture at Columbia University in New York City and also teaches at Yale University .


Celebrity status

Gehry is considered a modern architectural icon and celebrity, a major "Starchitect" — a Neologism describing the phenomenon of architects attaining a sort of celebrity status. The term usually refers to architects known for dramatic, impactful designs which often achieve fame and notoriety through their shock value. Other notable celebrity architects include Zaha Hadid , Thom Mayne , Rem Koolhaas , and Norman Foster , all of whose works tend toward the edgy and subversive. Gehry came to the attention of the public in 1972 with his " Easy Edges " Cardboard Furniture . He has appeared in Apple's black and white "Think Different" pictorial Ad Campaign that associates offbeat but revered figures with Apple's Design Philosophy . He even once appeared as himself in '' The Simpsons '' in the episode " The Seven-Beer Snitch ," where he Parodied himself by intimating that his ideas are derived by looking at a crumpled paper ball. He also voiced himself on the TV show ''Arthur'', where he helped Arthur and his friends design a new treehouse. Steve Sample , President Of The University Of Southern California , told Gehry that, "...After George Lucas , you are our most prominent graduate."


Documentary

In 2005, veteran Film Director Sydney Pollack , a friend of Gehry's, made the documentary '' Sketches Of Frank Gehry ''. It was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on August 22 , 2006 , together with an interview of Sydney Pollack.


WORKS


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• Ronald Davis Studio/Residence, Malibu, CA, 1971-2


• Easy Edges furniture series 1972.


• Exhibit Center , Merriweather Post Pavilion , and Rouse Company Headquarters, Columbia, Maryland , USA ( 1974 )


• Harper House, Baltimore, Maryland , USA ( 1977 )


• Gehry Residence , 1978


• Loyola Law School , Los Angeles, California , USA (various buildings, 1978-2002) {Link without Title}


• Santa Monica Place , Santa Monica, California , USA ( 1980 )


• California Aerospace Museum , Los Angeles, California , USA ( 1982 - 1984 )


• Edgemar Retail Complex , Santa Monica, California , USA ( 1984 )


• Chiat/Day Building , Venice, California , USA ( 1985 - 1991 )


• Vitra Design Museum , Vitra premises, Weil Am Rhein , Germany ( 1989 )


• Frederick Weisman Museum Of Art , University Of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota , USA ( 1993 ) {Link without Title}


• Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories, University Of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa , USA ( 1987 - 1992 ) {Link without Title}


• Disney Village , Disneyland Resort Paris , Paris, France ( 1992 )


• Center for the Visual Arts, University Of Toledo , Toledo, Ohio , USA ( 1993 ) {Link without Title}


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• '' Dancing House '' ("Fred and Ginger"), Prague , Czech Republic ( 1995 ) Photo 1 , Photo 2 , Photo 3


• Anaheim ICE (formerly Disney ICE), Anaheim, California ( 1995 )


• Team Disney Anaheim , Anaheim, California ( 1995 ) {Link without Title}


• Guggenheim Museum Bilbao , Bilbao , Spain ( 1997 )


• ''Der Neue Zollhof'', Düsseldorf , Germany ( 1999 ) {Link without Title}


• Vontz Center For Molecular Studies , University Of Cincinnati , Cincinnati, Ohio , USA (1999) {Link without Title}


• Condé Nast Cafeteria , fourth floor of the Condé Nast Publishing Headquarters at Four Times Square in New York City (2000)


• DG Bank Building , Pariser Platz 3 , Berlin , Germany ( 2000 )


• Experience Music Project , Seattle, Washington , USA (2000)

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• Gehry Tower , Hanover , Germany ( 2001 )


• Issey Miyake , Flagship Store, New York, New York , USA (2001)


• Peter B. Lewis Building, Weatherhead School Of Management , Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio , USA ( 2002 ) [http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/peterblewis/


• Richard B. Fisher Center For The Performing Arts , Bard College , Annandale-on-Hudson, New York , USA ( 2003 ) [http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0307bard.asp


• Maggie's Centre , Ninewells Hospital , Dundee , Scotland (2003) {Link without Title}


• Walt Disney Concert Hall , Los Angeles, California , USA (2003)


• Ray and Maria Stata Center , Massachusetts Institute Of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts , U.S. (2004) {Link without Title}


• Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park , Chicago , Illinois , USA (2004) {Link without Title}


• MARTa , Herford , Germany ( 2005 )


• IAC/InterActiveCorp West Coast Headquarters, Sunset Strip , West Hollywood , California , USA (2005)


• Brian Transeau 's house, Los Angeles, California , USA


• Marqués de Riscal Winery, Elciego ( Rioja (wine) region), Spain (2006). {Link without Title}


• IAC/InterActiveCorp Headquarters New York City ⁹¹⁰

Works in progress

• Atlantic Yards , New York City


• Performing arts complex at the World Trade Center Site , New York City


• Beekman Tower, New York City {Link without Title}


• Grand Avenue Project , Los Angeles, California


• Art Gallery Of Ontario renovation, Toronto, Ontario , Canada ( 2004 )


• Museum of Tolerance, Jerusalem , Israel (expected completion in 2008) {Link without Title}


• Science library, Princeton University {Link without Title}


• Ohr-O'Keefe Museum, Biloxi , Mississippi , U.S. (open 2005; all buildings expected to be complete by 2007) {Link without Title}


• , Panama City , Panama


• Guggenheim Abu Dhabi (GAD), Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates (expected completion in 2011).


• Philadelphia Museum Of Art , Philadelphia Pennsylvania (Announced October 19 2006)


• Louis Vuitton Foundation For Creation , Paris , France (Announced October 2006) {Link without Title}


• Untitled Five Star Hotel & Event Center Lehi, Utah (Announced January 19 2007) {Link without Title}


• Le Clos Jordan Winery , Lincoln, Ontario , Canada


• Luxury Hotel, Apartments And Offices , Sønderborg , Denmark


• Frank Gehry Visitor Center at Hall Napa Valley, Saint Helena, California Napa (Announced July 1 2007) [http://wineabout.pressdemocrat.com/default.asp?item=636870


• King Alfred Development Hove (Permission granted March 2007) {Link without Title}


• Suna Kıraç Cultural Center , Istanbul , Turkey {Link without Title}

IN POPULAR CULTURE

• He appeared in the 16th season of '' The Simpsons '', in the episode " The Seven-Beer Snitch ."


• He voiced himself in the television series '' Arthur '' episode, "Castles in the Sky."


• Frank Gehry is also the name of a song by Peter Gabriel


• He is name-checked as "Frank Guh-ree" by Clark Duke in the internet series Clark And Michael .

AWARDS

• On December 6, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Frank Gehry into the California Hall Of Fame located at The California Museum For History, Women, And The Arts .

HONORARY DOCTORATES

• Visual Arts; California Institute Of The Arts (Valencia, California, USA—1987)


• Fine Arts; Rhode Island School Of Design (Providence, Rhode Island, USA—1987)


• Engineering; Technical University Of Nova Scotia (Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada—1989)


• Fine Arts; Otis Arts Institute (Los Angeles, California, USA—1989)


• Humanities; Occidental College (Los Angeles, California, USA—1993)


• Whittier College ( Whittier, California , USA—1995)


• Architecture; Southern California Institute of Architecture (Los Angeles, California, USA—1997)


• Laws; University Of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada—1998)


• University Of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom—2000)


• University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California, USA —2000)


• Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut, USA—2000)


• Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA—2000)


• City College Of New York (New York, New York, USA—2002)


• The School of The Art Institute Of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois, USA—2004)

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