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Frank Gehry creates “welcoming building” for Children’s Institute in LA

June 23, 2022 Ben Dreith 0
Children's Institute designed by Frank Gehry to open in LA

Architect Frank Gehry has designed a children’s institute for no fee in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California, which will provide social services to the local community. Gehry designed the structure to serve as the first-ever home for The Children’s Institute – a 116-year-old organisation that helps families in the Los Angeles area. The building in the

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“Shiny buildings are always a bad idea” says commenter

June 8, 2022 Rebecca Grove 0
Frank Gehry unveils new visuals of his tallest-ever residential skyscrapers

In this week’s comments update, readers are debating the newly revealed visuals of Frank Gehry’s tallest-ever residential skyscrapers and other top stories. The Forma project will comprise two towers, a 298-metre-tall western and a 262-metre-tall eastern tower, which will be the tallest residential towers ever designed by Gehry. “Facade chaos, interior plush-spartan” Readers were not convinced

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Frank Gehry unveils new visuals of his tallest-ever residential skyscrapers

June 1, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Canadian architect Frank Gehry has revealed additional visuals of his Forma skyscrapers, which are set to be built in Toronto, Canada, and feature interiors by Paolo Ferrari. The Forma project will comprise two towers, a 298-metre-tall western and a 262-metre-tall eastern tower, which will be the tallest residential towers ever designed by Gehry. The tallest

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Gehry House extension seems to “emerge from the inside of the house”

May 30, 2022 Cajsa Carlson 0
Steel-clad Gehry House in California

Continuing our series exploring deconstructivist architecture we look at Gehry House, architect Frank Gehry’s radical extension to his home in Santa Monica, California. Gehry House was built around and encompasses an existing Dutch-style suburban building, which Gehry expanded by adding a number of interlocking structures that disrupt the shape of the original building. “The force

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Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall is “a living room” for Los Angeles

May 27, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Up next in our deconstructivism series we take a look at the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. Occupying an entire city block in Downtown Los Angeles, the Walt Disney Concert Hall is an architectural landmark that took more than 15 years to build. It is one of Gehry’s best-known

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Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi announces 2025 opening date

October 8, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0
Render of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi by Frank Gehry

The long-awaited Guggenheim museum in Abu Dhabi by architect Frank Gehry is set to open in 2025, nearly 20 years after plans were unveiled and 14 years after construction began. Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is currently being constructed on Saadiyat Island – a cultural district under development off the coast of the UAE capital. At 42,000-square-metres,

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