Frank Gehry: From 1990, defending a vision for architecture

http://www.ted.com Speaking at TED in 1990, the not-yet-legendary architect Frank Gehry takes a whistlestop tour of his work to date, from his own Venice Beach house to the under-construction American Center in Paris. In this 50-minute slideshow (before TED's 18-minute limit), Gehry explains the site-specific nature of his buildings -- context he felt was lost in the discussions of his then-controversial work. In this candid and funny talk, he exposes his own messy creative process ("I take pieces and bits, and look at it, and struggle with it, and cut it away...") and the way he struggles with problems ("This model on the left is pretty awful. I was ready to commit suicide when this was built ... If any of you have ideas on it, please contact me. I don't know what to do").

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[LewMeisterMcBling]

There is many people who may not appreciate his deigns but it is very annoying when people say he does not deserve recognition and praise..u don't have to like his design to see the skill and creativity put in to his work, just because something is different and does not comply to the normal characteristics of a building does not make it worthless,

[CheeezMaster]

i bet you came while typing that.

[cxcreid]

@hughtub loosen up nerd

[pvr678]

are you kiddin me ??

any damn kid with a pencil can create form.

function , on the other hand, is extremely difficult to INNOVATE !!

remember , after fifty years from now, function is what will matter, form FADES

[lalojvr]

f. Gehry has his way of seeing the architecture, nevertheless, I think that his works are magnificent if they are seen by sculptor's eyes, not of architect

[bscottb8]

For example the Stata Center at M.I.T., which sued Gehry because the new building leaks, is falling apart, and generally defies function?

[Crazylalalalala]

the dudes names if Frank Ghery who the f r u?

clearly his work his apreatiated by many cause his building cost 100s of times more then a typical building. yet they still build his designs.

but i dont like them either.

[crossingthechannel]

who the f are you to judge his works as monstrosities? people admire his works and still pay him to design buildings. You sound like some bitter and jealous architect who can't accept the fact that Frank will be remembered in history.

People like you tramped on the Eiffel tower when it was first built but now it stands as a symbol of a nation and the most visited landmark in the world.

[PUArtista]

How many of you have been to an actual Gehry building...functional, and beautiful, there is nothing uncomfortable about the space, they are more human than most anything. Rather than give human scale through material he achieves it through form...one of the few humanists still practicing architecture

[akroterion]

Actually, FLW's buildings are not always functional, and many have serious structural issues. That doesn't erase their value.