{"id":15570,"date":"2016-05-12T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/how-architecture-is-born-frank-gehry\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T08:59:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:59:53","slug":"how-architecture-is-born-frank-gehry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/tools\/how-architecture-is-born-frank-gehry\/","title":{"rendered":"How Architecture Is Born: 7 Scribbles by Frank Gehry and the Buildings They Inspired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Architects: Showcase your next project through <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Architizer<\/a> and sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inspirational newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrank still doesn\u2019t know how to use a computer, I mean, except to throw it at somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The above quote \u2014 taken from the transcript of Sydney Pollack\u2019s film \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0446784\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sketches of Frank Gehry<\/a>,\u201d released 10 years ago today \u2014 encapsulates the dry sense of humor pervading this legendary architect\u2019s studio. Of course, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allreadable.com\/0eb46Ckk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Timothy Paulson\u2019s comment<\/a> was knowingly facetious \u2014 the 87-year-old Pritzker Prize winner has been utilizing computer-based technology for years with the help of a talented engineering team, even starting a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gehrytech.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spin-off company<\/a> to advance BIM design software for the whole profession.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910366856frank_gehry_sketch_g300711_d.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910366856frank_gehry_sketch_g300711_d.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910366856frank_gehry_sketch_g300711_d.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910366856frank_gehry_sketch_g300711_d.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910366856frank_gehry_sketch_g300711_d.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910366856frank_gehry_sketch_g300711_d.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Frank O. Gehry; via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-architect.co.uk\/new-york\/new-york-by-gehry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">e-architect<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The desire to further these technologies stems from Gehry\u2019s perpetual experiments with curvaceous, fragmented volumes, now famous around the world for their theatrical fluidity. However, before the digital journey begins for each project, Gehry uses far more traditional mediums to help him visualize the formal possibilities of a building. As well as models \u2014 a 3D collage of crumpled card and all manner of inanimate objects \u2014 the architect\u2019s sketches have become synonymous with the dramatic aesthetics of his completed structures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think of them as scribble,\u201d says Gehry of his freeform line drawings. \u201cI don\u2019t think they mean anything to anybody except to me. At the end of the project we wheel out these little drawings and they\u2019re uncannily like the finished building.\u201d To mark exactly a decade since Pollack\u2019s fascinating movie brought Gehry\u2019s unique approach to a global audience, we take a closer look at seven of the architect\u2019s most fluid scribbles, together with the iconic architectural landmarks they inspired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910554589Gehry_Residence.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910554589Gehry_Residence.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910554589Gehry_Residence.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910554589Gehry_Residence.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910554589Gehry_Residence.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910554589Gehry_Residence.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/craftcouncil.org\/post\/very-touchable-trio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craft Council<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910895828tmpdc15-2etmp-tcm20-1242592.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910895828tmpdc15-2etmp-tcm20-1242592.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910895828tmpdc15-2etmp-tcm20-1242592.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910895828tmpdc15-2etmp-tcm20-1242592.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910895828tmpdc15-2etmp-tcm20-1242592.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462910895828tmpdc15-2etmp-tcm20-1242592.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.architectmagazine.com\/design\/frank-gehrys-house_o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARCHITECT<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-to-travel-like-an-architect-in-la\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Gehry Residence<\/b><\/a>, Santa Monica, Calif., United States<\/p>\n<p>Where it all began. Gehry\u2019s deconstructivist experiment in the leafy suburbs of Santa Monica epitomized the architect\u2019s desire to upend conventions and utilize materials in unexpected ways, even within a traditional domestic context. The building\u2019s iconic off-kilter conservatory is hinted at within the tangled lines of Gehry\u2019s early sketch, indicative of an adventurous spirit that would culminate in some of the world\u2019s most recognizable structures during the following decades.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911215244guggenheim_cropped.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911215244guggenheim_cropped.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911215244guggenheim_cropped.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911215244guggenheim_cropped.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911215244guggenheim_cropped.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911215244guggenheim_cropped.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/lightamber.wordpress.com\/category\/frank-gehry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Light Amber<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911297087guggenheim.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911297087guggenheim.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911297087guggenheim.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911297087guggenheim.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911297087guggenheim.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911297087guggenheim.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/lightamber.wordpress.com\/category\/frank-gehry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Light Amber<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/beyond-bilbao-can-one-building-still-save-a-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Guggenheim Bilbao<\/b><\/a>, Bilbao, Spain<\/p>\n<p>The scribble that came to form Gehry\u2019s seminal project \u2014 and one of the most iconic works of the 20th Century \u2014 echoes the finished building\u2019s sinuous silhouette with an amazing degree of accuracy. Most importantly, the sketch encapsulates the sense of movement that the architect sought to bring to the river\u2019s edge in Bilbao \u2014 with a quick flourish of his pen, Gehry brought to mind aqueous metaphors of fish, windblown sails and water, all of which remain pertinent within the completed museum.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911406477Disney.jpeg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911406477Disney.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911406477Disney.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911406477Disney.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911406477Disney.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911406477Disney.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/unframed.lacma.org\/2015\/09\/10\/frank-gehry-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unframed<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911786572311589-walt-disney-concert-hall.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911786572311589-walt-disney-concert-hall.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911786572311589-walt-disney-concert-hall.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911786572311589-walt-disney-concert-hall.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911786572311589-walt-disney-concert-hall.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462911786572311589-walt-disney-concert-hall.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/rooang.com\/2015\/02\/para-arsitek-berhati-hatilah-merancang-gedung-kaca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rooang<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/walt-disney-concert-hall-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Disney Concert Hall<\/b><\/a>, Los Angeles, Calif., United States<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps one of the earliest illustrations of Gehry\u2019s signature style came in 1991, as he conceived a new cultural venue for downtown Los Angeles with a series of sail-like gestures reminiscent of a glittering galleon. The unreserved curves portrayed in Gehry\u2019s original sketches would prove a financial challenge \u2014 the building was originally to be clad in stone, but this was eventually revised to a more economical stainless steel with a silvery aesthetic akin to the Guggenheim\u2019s titanium skin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462912508507Gehry_8_Spruce_fr_BB_Pk_Pier_1_jeh_copy.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462912508507Gehry_8_Spruce_fr_BB_Pk_Pier_1_jeh_copy.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462912508507Gehry_8_Spruce_fr_BB_Pk_Pier_1_jeh_copy.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462912508507Gehry_8_Spruce_fr_BB_Pk_Pier_1_jeh_copy.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462912508507Gehry_8_Spruce_fr_BB_Pk_Pier_1_jeh_copy.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462912508507Gehry_8_Spruce_fr_BB_Pk_Pier_1_jeh_copy.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/265734\/the-freeform-scribbles-that-give-rise-to-frank-gehrys-buildings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Hyperallergic<\/i><\/a><i>(left) and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/8_Spruce_Street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a> (right)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b> 8 Spruce Street \/ New York By Gehry<\/b>, New York, United States<\/p>\n<p>On the opposite coast, Gehry translated his now famous brand of curvilinear architecture to the vertical, designing a luxury condominium for downtown Manhattan unlike any other skyscraper in the Big Apple. The architect\u2019s towering scribble indicates an adherence to the classic step-backs of previous New York high-rises, but that\u2019s where the similarities end: rippling fa\u00e7ades of steel and glass put a contemporary twist on the traditional bay window, offering views of the Brooklyn Bridge in one direction and the World Trade Center in another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14629130462265447d47f25b44896be7e18ea0ab5c523.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14629130462265447d47f25b44896be7e18ea0ab5c523.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14629130462265447d47f25b44896be7e18ea0ab5c523.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14629130462265447d47f25b44896be7e18ea0ab5c523.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14629130462265447d47f25b44896be7e18ea0ab5c523.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14629130462265447d47f25b44896be7e18ea0ab5c523.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr\/content\/flvinternet\/en\/l-edifice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fondation Louis Vuitton<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291346504111327_simulation_3d_vueaeriennedelafondationlouisvuittonfacadenord_original.tiff_-1940x1164.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291346504111327_simulation_3d_vueaeriennedelafondationlouisvuittonfacadenord_original.tiff_-1940x1164.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291346504111327_simulation_3d_vueaeriennedelafondationlouisvuittonfacadenord_original.tiff_-1940x1164.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291346504111327_simulation_3d_vueaeriennedelafondationlouisvuittonfacadenord_original.tiff_-1940x1164.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291346504111327_simulation_3d_vueaeriennedelafondationlouisvuittonfacadenord_original.tiff_-1940x1164.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291346504111327_simulation_3d_vueaeriennedelafondationlouisvuittonfacadenord_original.tiff_-1940x1164.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/yjeanmundelsalle\/2014\/10\/07\/the-long-awaited-fondation-louis-vuitton-will-open-its-doors-in-paris-on-october-27\/#78811d672bbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forbes<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/daniel-buren-frank-gehry-in-rainbows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Fondation Louis Vuitton<\/b><\/a>, Paris, France<\/p>\n<p>One of Gehry\u2019s most abstract sketches led to one of his most dramatic buildings in the Bois de Boulogne, west of the French capital\u2019s urban center. The scribble actually appears as a single, ruffled entity, while the finished building is markedly more fragmented, its curved glass planes hovering above an angular, opaque volume. The sense of movement remains though \u2014 Gehry\u2019s swooping lines are carried through to the finished museum, giving the building the appearance of a glistening iceberg floating gently through an ocean of trees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291466222821_biomuseo-gehry.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291466222821_biomuseo-gehry.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291466222821_biomuseo-gehry.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291466222821_biomuseo-gehry.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291466222821_biomuseo-gehry.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291466222821_biomuseo-gehry.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.domusweb.it\/en\/architecture\/2014\/03\/05\/frank_gehry_biomuseo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Domus<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291471071420141026-BIOMUSEO-slide-TXIF-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291471071420141026-BIOMUSEO-slide-TXIF-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291471071420141026-BIOMUSEO-slide-TXIF-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291471071420141026-BIOMUSEO-slide-TXIF-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291471071420141026-BIOMUSEO-slide-TXIF-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/146291471071420141026-BIOMUSEO-slide-TXIF-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/26\/arts\/artsspecial\/biomuseo-showcases-panamas-ecological-diversity.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Times<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Biomuseo<\/b>, Panama City, Panama<\/p>\n<p>Gehry\u2019s Museum of Biodiversity marked a major departure for the architect in a number of ways \u2014 it was his first project in Latin America, and he employed a vibrant color scheme in contrast with the ostensibly monochromatic skins of previous museums. The form of the finished building also appears to have evolved from initial sketches drawn in 2002 \u2014 the fluid lines of these scribbles were sharpened and straightened to form the cascading roofs of the final structure, with metal canopies akin to concertinaed colored paper crowning the building.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462914877154inline-frank-gehry-again.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462914877154inline-frank-gehry-again.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462914877154inline-frank-gehry-again.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462914877154inline-frank-gehry-again.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462914877154inline-frank-gehry-again.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462914877154inline-frank-gehry-again.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/travel.cnn.com\/hong-kong\/visit\/hong-kong-next-best-landmark-953170\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. <\/i><i>Courtesy Swire Properties<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462915129792OpusHongKong-retouchedD.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462915129792OpusHongKong-retouchedD.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462915129792OpusHongKong-retouchedD.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462915129792OpusHongKong-retouchedD.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462915129792OpusHongKong-retouchedD.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1462915129792OpusHongKong-retouchedD.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opushongkong.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Opus Hong Kong<\/a>. Courtesy Swire Properties<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b> OPUS HONG KONG<\/b>, Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p>One of Gehry\u2019s most recently completed residential projects and his first project in China, the OPUS recalls the rippling exterior of 8 Spruce Street in New York, but to a more subtle effect. The architect\u2019s scribble is perhaps his most restrained, though it would still be classified as flamboyant by the standards of most of his contemporaries. Bowed vertical lines hint at the building\u2019s composition of sculpted forms, which stand like a bundle of sticks upon a hill overlooking the metropolis.<\/p>\n<p><i>Enjoy this article? Check out the other features in our ongoing series \u201cHow Architecture Is Born,\u201d including drawings, models, paintings and collages from a wide range of creative firms:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-architecture-is-born-zaha-hadid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abstract Paintings by Zaha Hadid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-architecture-is-born-mvrdv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dynamic Diagrams by MVRDV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-architecture-is-born-olson-kundig-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pencil Sketches by Olson Kundig Architects<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-architecture-is-born-safdie-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meticulous Models by Safdie Architects<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-architecture-is-born-open-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parallel Perspectives by OPEN Architecture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-architecture-is-born-steven-holl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fluid Watercolors by Steven Holl<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-architecture-is-born\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stunning Models and Drawings by Allied Works Architecture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-architecture-is-born-cebra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joyful Sketches by CEBRA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/how-architecture-is-born-mecanoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Visionary Process of Mecanoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Architects: Showcase your next project through <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Architizer<\/a> and sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inspirational newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>All sketches \u00a9 Gehry Partners, LLP.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;At the end of the project we wheel out these little drawings and they\u2019re uncannily like the finished building.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"architizer_featured_type":"projects","architizer_featured_image":"1600290","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[],"architizer_project":[],"architizer_brand":[],"architizer_firm":[],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-15570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-practice","category-tools"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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