Frank Gehry (1929) was born in Toronto, Canada
and has become a naturalised American citizen. Frank was creative at a young age, building imaginary homes and cities
from items found in his grandfather's hardware store. This interest in
unconventional building materials would come to characterize Gehry's
architectural work.
His work is often cited as being
among the most important works of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World
Architecture Survey, which led Vanity Fair to label him as "the most
important architect of our age". From his earliest works, he shattered conventions;
designing buildings that some critics say are more sculpture than architecture.
Using unorthodox materials like corrugated metal and chain link, Gehry creates
unexpected, twisted forms. His work has been called radical, playful, organic,
and sensual.
My opinion on his work is that the way he uses different materials to create furniture such as chairs and sofas also the way his workj is put together as in the stages he may have had to do in order to complete his work. Such as the type of materials he had to consider that would work, the design, paper model, testing it out, changes etc. Also the way he tries to make different shapes as well as choosing the appropriate colour.
