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Summary: The book is full of details but I still cannot understand
Review: ... understand how one could build such an ugly building. I confess, I only saw the building when they started the process. Students and architects will appreciate the book because such a design process is not common and justifies these hundreds of pages and pictures.
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Summary: best images, good for researching Gehry's design process
Review: For those who feel moved by Gehry's work, this is the most comprehensive process of what goes behind of a masterful creator. The qualities of pictures describe ambiance as a mere basis of a created coherence of exteriors and interiors, It depicts clearly that light executes shape in space.A daring manage of form that pushes further the preceding works. This project is Frank Gehry's imagination-execution ultimate that will be a challenge to overcome.
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Summary: Gehry's Most...
Review: For those who feel moved by Gehry's work, this is the most comprehensive process of what goes behind of a masterful creator. The qualities of pictures describe ambiance as a mere basis of a created coherence of exteriors and interiors, It depicts clearly that light executes shape in space. A daring manage of form that pushes further the preceding works. This project is Frank Gehry's imagination-execution ultimate that will be a challenge to overcome.
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Summary: BEST pictures of the Museum
Review: I first heard of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao on National Public Radio. NPR offered a commentary on the Museum on its opening day. I was utterly fascinated. I started my college years as an architect, but later changed my major. No regrets about my decision, but I still have a passion for buildings and bridges. Since the day of the NPR commentary, I have been seeking photos of the Bilbao museum. The best photos I found are within the pages of Gehry's THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM BILBAO. I think the illustrations are absolutely wonderful! The text explains why the Museum was built in Bilbao - the most important feature of the text. A couple of years later on another NPR program, I learned of the many changes that occurred in Bilbao as a result of the Museum. Bilbao has world class restaurants that rival New York and Paris. Interesting... that a creative design of a single building can have such a profound effect on a local economy.
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Summary: A Must Read for Gehry's Enthusiasts
Review: I rather enjoyed this offering. Because I was such a great fan of his, I bought the book anyway despite the reviews written by other readers that it didn't contain much insight. In fact, this book was rather insightful. It was realised after the involvement of the author with the maestro himself over a period of 7 years. It's amazing to read about Gehry's inspiration from his favourite items, the 'fish' & the 'snake', & how it gradually evolves into something else completely different. The book explores his previous realised & unrealised projects, & their corelations with the Bilbao Museum. After exploring his subconscious & conscious minds thru random sketches mostly done in the plane or in hotel room, he would have his colleague, Chan built the models which they would constantly refine. I also learnt here that Gehry isn't a great fan of both computer & drawing plan. The blessing by Gehry of the usage of the computer program, Catia is a God sent because the other Principal understood that without its usage, it would be almost impossible to finish the project on time, on budget, or at all. The part about why he chose titanium instead of copper despite that it costs more is interesting to read. Here, we also learnt that Gehry is a team player & he credits other people's contribution to his project. One of them is Krens, the Guggenheim Foundation Director who assisted Gehry in forming spaces to display arts. He's the person who urged Gehry to trust his intuition to come out with huge spaces & yet, sculptural in nature. In other words, Gehry is fortunate to work with professionals who remain objective in their judgements & never steer him away from his vision. This book oozes with beautiful pictures, taken from all angles imaginable, in different lighting, & even pictures of the Museum under construction. There's also Appendix at the rear of the book mentioning all you need to know about this iconalistic project of our time. Highly recommended.
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Summary: A Must Read for Gehry's Enthusiasts
Review: I rather enjoyed this offering. Because I was such a great fan of his, I bought the book anyway despite the reviews written by other readers that it didn't contain much insight. In fact, this book was rather insightful. It was realised after the involvement of the author with the maestro himself over a period of 7 years. It's amazing to read about Gehry's inspiration from his favourite items, the 'fish' & the 'snake', & how it gradually evolves into something else completely different. The book explores his previous realised & unrealised projects, & their corelations with the Bilbao Museum. After exploring his subconscious & conscious minds thru random sketches mostly done in the plane or in hotel room, he would have his colleague, Chan built the models which they would constantly refine. I also learnt here that Gehry isn't a great fan of both computer & drawing plan. The blessing by Gehry of the usage of the computer program, Catia is a God sent because the other Principal understood that without its usage, it would be almost impossible to finish the project on time, on budget, or at all. The part about why he chose titanium instead of copper despite that it costs more is interesting to read. Here, we also learnt that Gehry is a team player & he credits other people's contribution to his project. One of them is Krens, the Guggenheim Foundation Director who assisted Gehry in forming spaces to display arts. He's the person who urged Gehry to trust his intuition to come out with huge spaces & yet, sculptural in nature. In other words, Gehry is fortunate to work with professionals who remain objective in their judgements & never steer him away from his vision. This book oozes with beautiful pictures, taken from all angles imaginable, in different lighting, & even pictures of the Museum under construction. There's also Appendix at the rear of the book mentioning all you need to know about this iconalistic project of our time. Highly recommended.
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Summary: i doubt
Review: Regarding Frank Gehry's Acceptance Speech, Pritzker 1989: he says: " Our problems as architects increase in complexity as time goes on. We have difficulty with the art of city building. We are finding ways of working together, artists and architects, architects and architects, clients and architects. The dream is that each brick, each window, each wall, each road, each tree will be placed lovingly by craftsmen, client, architect, and people to create beautiful cities. Adding the extra time and the money at the beginning is essential."
and again he says: " Architecture must solve complex problems. We must understand and use technology, we must create buildings which are safe and dry, respectful of context and neighbors, and face all the myriad of issues of social responsibility, and even please the client." i doubt he could solve those coplex problem
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Summary: i doubt
Review: Regarding Frank Gehry's Acceptance Speech, Pritzker 1989: he says: " Our problems as architects increase in complexity as time goes on. We have difficulty with the art of city building. We are finding ways of working together, artists and architects, architects and architects, clients and architects. The dream is that each brick, each window, each wall, each road, each tree will be placed lovingly by craftsmen, client, architect, and people to create beautiful cities. Adding the extra time and the money at the beginning is essential."
and again he says: " Architecture must solve complex problems. We must understand and use technology, we must create buildings which are safe and dry, respectful of context and neighbors, and face all the myriad of issues of social responsibility, and even please the client." i doubt he could solve those coplex problem
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Summary: No big insights but a decent picture book.
Review: The collaborator and wife of Clas Olenburgh has written a very clear depiction of the series of events and creative process by which Gehry arrived arrived at his design. This book covers his working relationships with subordinates, his various modes of sketching, the form ideas he struggled with, the history of some of the forms he worked with within his own opus and the evolution of the overall design from early site visits through computer modelling.
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Summary: Excellent discussion of Gehry's Design Process
Review: The collaborator and wife of Clas Olenburgh has written a very clear depiction of the series of events and creative process by which Gehry arrived arrived at his design. This book covers his working relationships with subordinates, his various modes of sketching, the form ideas he struggled with, the history of some of the forms he worked with within his own opus and the evolution of the overall design from early site visits through computer modelling.
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