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Frank Gehry

Is an Architect who designs

buildings.

Biography• Frank Gehry was born in 1929 in

Toronto, Canada to a Jewish family.• When he was 17 he moved to

California where he went to college. He even went back to school to study Design at Harvard University.

Frank Gehry

He became famous in the 1970s for creating his style of furniture

Frank GehryNow he’s famous

for his architecture.

People say his architecture look

more like sculptures than

buildings

Frank Gehry

He’s so famous that he was even in “The Simpson's” and “Arthur”, where he played

himself.

Frank Gehry• When he gets an idea, he sketches it

• Can you guess what this will look like?

Ta Da!

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Frank Gehry• He does know how to draw; that was

just a gesture thumbnail. • This is more like what architectural

designs look like

Making a Building

Most times, the architect or another artist adds details to make a full drawing to show what it

would look like within the environment

Making a BuildingSome

Architects use

computer programs to

make realistic

images to see the finished product

Making a Building

After the architect sketches the ideas and draw the architectural design,

they make a model.

Making a Building

Finally, they start building

Wait! What is Architecture?

It’s the art of designing buildings and the space around it.

Kinds of ArchitectureIt can be houses,

schools, museums, shopping malls, pyramids, and even castles

What in the World?

Can you guess what this famous architecture was for?

Elements of ArtArchitecture has:

LineShapeFormSpace

Architecture has Lines• Line is a dot that moves from one

point to another

Architecture has LinesWhat kind of lines do you see here?

The Guggenheim Museum in Balboa, Spain

Architecture has Shapes

Shape is a closed 2D area

Architecture has FormForm is a 3D closed area.

Architecture has Shapes

Check out

these shape

s

Architecture has Space

Space is the area around

Principles of DesignArchitecture drawings use:

Emphasis

Unity

Architecture uses Emphasis

Emphasis is the strongest area of the composition

where all the attention goes

Compare this architecture by I.M.

Pei with Frank Gehry’s.

Architecture uses Unity

Unity is when a

composition feels whole and belongs

together.

Conclusion• Architecture is a combination of

science, math, and Art• Frank Gehry is one of the most

important architects in the world• He used the Elements of Art and

the Principles of Design to create is sculptural Architecture