Frank Gehry: Nice building. Then what?

[82871712]

he has a great sense of humor.

[free533]

so interesting. thank you :)

[walidb123]

not really a favourite architect of mine but i've had the same problem of deeply disliking the idea of 'working for people/corporations' in choosing architecture as a profession. i'm still a student but architecture being so deeply rooted in the negativity of materialism can feel soul crushing. maybe it's a limited view formulated during architecture school or, more likely, my own fantasies of what i wish architecture to be - but that doesn't make me feel any better.

[dereklyperskin]

It's a disease....

[101ers77]

This guy wanted to be a Frank Lloyd Wright, but ended up as a Frank Lloyd Wrong.

[MsPinkan3]

Definetly not my cup of tea, but, well... I don't think that any architect can please EVERYBODY...Architects just do our best; we're certainly too far away from perfection! This man, at last, has been brave enough to do his best and somehow managed to overcome a lot of difficulties to finally get to have his own mark in this this field, which is very hard to do! And he seems to be a very nice man, too, which is a lot more than you can expect from much less famous architects I know!

[rr7firefly1]

Only people who have actually been in the presence of a Gehry building, better yet INSIDE ONE, should make comments. It's so facile to make a derogatory remark and think it is witty or trendy. In the end, most negative remarks merely show lack of education and an inability to critique on the basis of design training. I've been INSIDE 7 of Frank's buildings (3 in Europe) and each one has been a breathtaking spatial experience that makes standard orthogonal buildings look mediocre and sad.

[AliIKarimi]

Haters gonna hate ,Frank, haters gonna hate.

[rounick]

His buildings are impressive,but only for a while.It doesn't take much time to get used to them and then get bored by them. They will become obsolete very soon,sort of like a 70's pair of jeans. They are not functional,they let water in,they are not sustainable,and some of them,like the fish in Spain,are just plain ugly. I'll say it again,very overrated.

[snoopy90ful]

He's not designing stuff or building. Everyone can design. Idiotic and imbecilic people, 5.y.o, pregnant women can design. Design is an intention.

The fact is, He ARCHITECTED stuffs and buildings. Including this masterpiece. ARCHITECTURE is a different thing, its not the same as design. If u dunno what is architecture, take the course. Then u'll know what ARCHITECTURE means.

[pslopez7]

So what's this? half of you fuckers watch the Simpsons and then comment on this video? Architecture isn't coincidence. It's a long process where you spend a lifetime learning. There's years of hard-work and thought behind his 'paper crumbles'. It's not exactly precise to say that a five-year old can make this stuff.

[urgiduurrgghh]

@pslopez7 kinda sad isnt it.i really do wish i could see the beauty in his works but i cant. all i see is scrunched up tinfoil.and alot of people are the same ,they cant see it either,the world really is filled with idiots.

[pslopez7]

@urgiduurrgghh I never said I found beauty in his work; I don't. they're simply formal impulses of the individual imagination, inconsiderate of the real purpose of architecture. But it's very frustrating to read all these comments degrading the effort and creative capabilities of an architect.

[urgiduurrgghh]

@pslopez7 well i should,ve thought more about what i was typing. i dont know what his pieces/buildings mean. i guess i should have thought more about what the buildings were based around or the idea they were based around. you know what it is. but i didnt and nobody else did(im assuming no one else did). im kinda hoping your into architecture or you know about this architect cos i dont know where you came up with the info. haters will hate i guess.

[katypurviance]

Every time I see a Gehry building, I think a monster must have ravaged through Metropolis and then puked. I think he speaks well when he says ""I thought architecture was a service business and that you had to please the clients and stuff, and I realized when I came into the meetings with these corrugated metal and chainlink stuff and people would just at me like I'd just landed from Mars, but I couldn't do anything else."

[bryant20552055]

GO FRANK!!..YOU'RE THE BEST ARCHITECT OFF ALL TIMES.!!!...HE SHOULD DESIGN THE NEXT OLYMPIC STADIUM IN 2020

[bryant20552055]

Frank's architecture is the best in the world!!..a lot of evil architectural asshole critics and untalented architects are JEALOUS of him and his work in which explains why he is VERY SUCCESSFUL and all of those untalented jealous uneducated architects are not!! His buildings are considered to be american/worldwide ICONS. DONT HATE ON FRANK B/C YOU CANT DESIGN BUIDLING LIKE HIM!!

[rounick]

@bryant20552055 Everyone can design buildings like him.My 5 yo nephew can design buildings like him..

[bryant20552055]

@rounick he is the most sucessful and most envied architect in the world today. Frank has to be doing something right in order for him to still get in million dollar projects...in which is why he is in the "position" where he is now!!!..you say that everybody (other architects and regular people) can design buildings like him ..well, they're not!!..in which explains why they are not in the "successful position" that Mr.Gehry is in....Dont hate!..Congratulate!

[rounick]

@bryant20552055 Ι certainly don't hate him.He comes off like a very nice old man. Just a very,very overrated architect,who has designed some of the most expensive ugly buildings on the planet,that's all.

[readux]

Frank Gehry truly is outdate, his deconstructionism style of architecture is only a sculptural one and not a truly functional one. I've been to several of his buildings and they are indeed amazing to be seen, however as an actual building they are incoherent and very hard to navigate, they cost millions more than they should, and waste a lot of materials and space. Gehry is famous not for his architecture, but for the movement from post modernism to our current style of architecture.

[colosal30]

WoordWerks and aichen15 are losers. Real architects are scared of Frank Gehry... I’m sure I could easily kick your asses on designing and drawing but still Gehry is the man!!!

[jfunf]

@WoordWerks you're an architect?

[aichem15]

Frank only knows a few about architecture !!... Personally, I hate his works... and i think it's not about architecture as much as it's about coincidence!! he just grabs a sheet of paper, balls it a li'l.. tra ! here's a project !

[aichem15]

@bart2ozor glad i'm online to reply for this1st of all you have got to be kidding me, architecture is art, so you cant actually seperate the two definetions, architecture is a part of the big title of ART, so being an architect is actually being an artist 2ndly if he is an artist then let him pick another field of art, let him go sculpturin or paintin i dono, he probably found himself in the field of architecture w/o even relizin it till they called his name on the news or watever .get a grip.

[101ers77]

@aichem15 He is a hero to Architect wannabe-artists. Through him, they think pasting together folded and crumpled pieces of papers is what Architecture all about. They think Architecture is nothing but art. They never taught real Architects need to be knowledgeable in Science, Mathematics, Structure, MEP, detailing, environmental planning, quantity surveying and lots of stuff.

[jfunf]

@aichem15 Are you an architect?

[archmikoverzon]

Architects create spaces that create different possibilities for the users. Sometimes, this what you call "useless" and "void" spaces create a different feel of the whole building. It contributes to the beauty and function for the space and for the architecture itself.

[Kirilltraceur]

half of Bilbao's space is useless.

:(

architecture is not about wasting resources

[mindvox626]

He should of ended up as a scientist.  There at least he could do no damage.

[MrSatanochio]

shut up

[akosimax]

indeed, 17:24-17:49,.. thanks Frank,

[meeleeahn]

1:30 & 17:04

[VjSheri]

Frank takes credits of his assistants.he is not the creator he is just a person u draw lines tht hav no sense and his assistants makes it worth seeing......!!!!1

[illnacord]

Ignorance. Hey, you're "Vjsheri" on youtube, he's Frank Gehry. Of course, you're right.

[elegantzoe]

Absolutely honest and simply brilliant in his simplicity. Wonderful.

[altrerose]

o... so is he against the freedom tower?

[SSparks555]

We had a museum that was designed by Frank. I did a little bit of some of the work on it. But Hurricane Katrina took it from us. I don't believe it even had a chance to open.

[101ers77]

@SSparks555 Gehy buildings don't stand a chance against hurricanes. They are disasters waiting to happen.

[SSparks555]

@101ers77 His building had a Casino barge land on it. There is not much that could withstand one of those, lol. Just down the road, a hotel had another Casino barge land on it, it didn't do that well either and it was 4 stories tall.

[tomlorvi]

NICE AUDIO! But what happens with the pics and vids? I just listen it as a radio talk show...

[hibloodpressure]

Gehry should have his architecture license revoked.

[101ers77]

@hibloodpressure yeah!!! American authorities should consider revoking licenses of Architects with no knowledge and sense of Engineering. Who design building that are unsafe, structurally and environmentally unsound and are just plain EYESORES!

[natewheatshelf]

TED sleeps...

[romanoskar]

hehehe

... that wasn't very nice :)

[altrerose]

lol

[dimeloloco]

you're a winner lol

[kurtilein3]

maybe not as thought-provoking as some of the other TEDs, but really entertaining, i liked it.