Frank Gehry on the Architecture of LA's Disney Concert Hall

[zippyman818]

FLW did not have the materials and techniques available to Mr. Gehry and that makes all of the difference.

FLW did not understand closets, bathrooms nor kitchens. They were not as important at the time.

Next trend: Smaller spaces walled off with fewer windows and real doors. Media hardware placed in large buffet-vanity style furniture low to the ground and at eye level with someone in a chair. Paintings and mirrors will go above mantles not oversized TVs. Kitchen islands will be smaller.

[TesserAurea]

No Comment!!!!!......Cra.......Cr­a.......cra

[iREELintheFILM]

He just understands architect like it is nothing. Frank Gehry FTW! :D

[2Garyable]

hes so natural and thinks not like the majority of architects.

as a 17 year old with a dream of being some day an architect i see Frank Gehry as a role model. :)

[geobonjoey]

@2Garyable omg :-o me 2 i am 17 and for me he is GOD!!! :))) i want to be just like him and maybe to meet him :-s

[RespectMyHate]

I think frank lloyd wright was better.

Anyway please watch my video popsicle masterpiece.

[WheelsRCool]

Frank Gehry just designs whatever comes off of the top of his head. He has never designed a real piece of architecture in his life. Architecture went to crap in the early 20th century when the profession threw out all the prior knowledge and started over completely, as opposed to continuing to refine the knowledge that had been developed over centuries. To do this in any profession would be nuts, but it passes as "progress" in architecture.

[TheBodyBuilder2012]

great architect...

[bryant20552055]

the best architect of all times!!!..he should design a building here in dallas..

[twikelz]

Right, so 5 million bucks extra, just to add a "psychological effect" to the building, I wonder if he did that based on an objective "psychological study" to back up what he is claiming. Personally, I wouldn't feel better if the music hall was out of wood or concrete, all I care about is that the acoustics are good. Almost everything he says cannot to be proven to be true. I hope architects start to design their buildings rather "rationally".

[jfunf]

@twikelz He does not. you do not have to be a psychological geek - to be able to determine that wood would add some other psychological effect then plaster. Some logic there. Acoustics - is really came not ovly of the material - but the direction of the sound waves. and the faces which, by reflecting the sound waves form the sound environment. Then it come to the materials. Different materials differently absorb sound waves.

[jfunf]

@twikelz He also speaks in terms which can be understood to the regular guy. In fact its quite advanced proffesion. you have to be an architect to be able to understand him discussing it on advanced level.

[twikelz]

@jfunf Thank you for your reply, in fact, I am an architect, well, last semester at school after 5 years. So I know what it all means, architecture currently is based largely on lies, simply.

[jfunf]

@twikelz I'm an architect as well...for over 18 years i'm into architecture. I figured that any idea - has its value - and there can be no absolute.

[jfunf]

@twikelz yet there has to be a philosophy behind any architect and that philosophy not always revealed to an "amateur" as the beginner have to experience a certain path has to live trough a certain practice tine - and believe me - after certain works - certain basics tend to morph into something - which can be understood only by those professionals who experienced the same.

Sorry for my English I'm Russian

[DragonDoper]

What threat is there to democracy or Architectural innovation! If an individual decides that building is, or could be, beautiful....

[letskillyoko]

starchitect...gave into his own fame

[peterdepeer]

what a nice guy

[bryant20552055]

frank gehry is the man!!!!...he's my favorite architect.

[tgrinstead3d]

Frank Gehry is top notch... I don't care what anyone says. It's architecture done the correct way.

[DeathShamans]

think less dream more

[88DamaskinoS88]

ghery is last of the greatest... we waith for future ones

[quicksite]

In just under 5 minutes we learned an extraordinary amount of thought process Gehry applied to this amazing structure. It's abundantly clear that his thru-line focus was to build the soundhall, with excellent acoustics, and then decorative elements that make the experience comfortable. People talk about "Form Follows Function", and the description of such practical matters as restrooms and stairs and foyers confirm Gehry's grounding in traditional architecture. (more)

[quicksite]

(2) The part Gehry didn't want to go into is how it took 10 years to get this built. The initial millions were spent just on the underground parking lot, in preparation for a subway stop on a then-unbuilt L.A. subway. That space sat empty for years as a useless underground parking lot, as financing broke down. Many critics hated the design. But the DIsney matriarch came through and ensured its completion. ... I remember the day the initial sketches were published in L.A.'s Sunday arts paper.

[quicksite]

(3) The "Letters" section was in the inside back cover of "Calendar", the weekly arts guide of L.A. Times. There was a black & white picture of the drawing of this now-famous structure with its distinctive shape. One letter described the design as looking like a cardboard box that had been left out in the rain warping all the shapes. This was a derogatory comment -- but for me, I thought, "wow, that's a great description... and how cool would it be to see that built !". Luckily that day came.

[whitebearpaws]

Thank you quicksite for putting the word's together for us....I am impressed...

[funkalunatic]

like the honesty, don't like the architecture

[archaedemos]

Frank looks like my late step-grampa

[smsthalia]

The feats Disney reaches are amazing.

[runswithscissorsalot]

yeah, it really knows how to buy talent...