Synopsis This is a celebration of the architecture of Frank O. Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. It details the design process that is an intrinsic part of Gehry's revolutionary approach: his use of non-traditional materials and his sensitivity to the environments of his buildings, his method of envisaging a building through semi-automatic drawings and hand-made models. The book documents the history of Museum from conception, and through design and construction. The author, an art historian and artist who has collaborated with Gehry on various architectural and art projects, had access to the architect and his studio. The text is accompanied by colour photographs of the building and reproductions of Gehry's drawings and models.
M**R
Happy memories
I loved the building and sent the book as a gift to my grandson as he was studying architecture at the time.
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No big insights but a decent picture book.
This book does not provide any exceptionally insights into the Gehry's thinking and the use of computer modeling is no big surprise to anyone. The best book on Gehry, that I know about, is the monograph by El Croquis (which was published before the Guggenheim's realization). That said, I visited the museum shortly after it opened (bought book there) and it's a wonderful design. Although photos are never as good as the experience of being there, if you can't afford to visit Spain, a decent picture book will show you what you missed.
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Gehry's Most...
For those who feel moved by Gehry's work, this is the most comprehensive process of what goes behind of a masterful creator. The qualities of pictures describe ambiance as a mere basis of a created coherence of exteriors and interiors, It depicts clearly that light executes shape in space.A daring manage of form that pushes further the preceding works. This project is Frank Gehry's imagination-execution ultimate that will be a challenge to overcome.
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Excellent discussion of Gehry's Design Process
The collaborator and wife of Clas Olenburgh has written a very clear depiction of the series of events and creative process by which Gehry arrived arrived at his design. This book covers his working relationships with subordinates, his various modes of sketching, the form ideas he struggled with, the history of some of the forms he worked with within his own opus and the evolution of the overall design from early site visits through computer modelling.
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Just beatiful!
For those who love gehry's architecture ans specially guggenheim museum in Bilbao this is the perfect book. I love it because it contains so beatiful photografs as the museum is. Congratulations specially to the photografer! For those who haven't seen the museum, when they see this book, they will certainly visit it. For those who have seen the museum but don't know the book: buy it.
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best images, good for researching Gehry's design process
this is a great book for students and professionals alike. It takes an indepth look at the design process and how such an abstract building is created in the real world.
P**E
great book
hi all,this is the best book on guggenham museum bilbao.good vacubulary.good context and good images thanks coosje van bruggen. i am also looking for this kind of book on walt disney hall designed by frank gehry.if any one have an idea about it please suggest.
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