Frank Gehry

Paper Summary:

This paper looks at the life of Frank Gehry and his work, focusing on how he is associated with certain industrialized styles seen as representative of Los Angeles architecture from the 1970s and 1980s. It discusses how, even though Gehry represents these home structures to the people of Los Angeles, he also represents the visible face of the city through his structures in other cities, adding to the luster of Los Angeles by contributing to its reputation as an innovative and creative place that influences the rest of the world.

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Introduction
Gehry's Reputation
Gehry in Los Angeles
Disney Music Hall

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"The Walt Disney Concert Hall was situated very consciously on Bunker Hill, placed in relation to a number of art venues: the Central Library, the three theaters of the Music Center, MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), and the Richard D. Colburn School for the Performing Arts. Surrounded by heavily trafficked streets, the Concert Hall literally spills out onto Grand Avenue with its various intriguing convex and concave shapes. The interior of the Hall is encompassed in Douglas fir and gives the impression of a nautical vessel instead of a great musical instrument."

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