Frank Gehry is a renowned Architect based out of Los Angles California. His buildings including his own home have become some of the most recognizable structures in architecture and have become massive tourist attractions. Some of his more recognizable works are the Guggenhiem museum in Bilbao Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, and Dancing House in Prague. His work is in the style of deconstructionism, a style which goes beyond typical structural definition. There is no concept of form follows function, it is only aesthetics. This is something that is very interesting to me as typically architecture to me is a stagnant field that follows a rigid rule set that leaves aesthetics aside for a more functional grounding. Gehry's methodology takes advantage of the new world tools to realize his visions that would otherwise be impossible or implausible. I really relate to his drafting method as well, i like the way he messily sketches out forms with drawing and crumbled paper and scotch tape.
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