frank o. gehry. since 1997 - part 1

walt disney concert hall, los angeles, 1999 -2003
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frank o. gehry. since 1997 on display at the triennale design museum milan, is the first
exhibition dedicated to the canadian architect, bringing together a selection of projects
created since the ground-breaking stylistic change introduced by the guggenheim museum
in bilbao in 1997, through to the present day. curated by germano celant, the exhibition has
been produced in collaboration with frank o. gehry and gehry partners llp, and it is also made
possible by the assistance of international institutions such as the guggenheim museum in
bilbao, ago art gallery of ontario in montreal, and dac – dansk arkitektur center in copenhagen.

the projects on show, have been selected together with the american architect. they form
an exhibition that examines not only the buildings but also the way they interact with
their surrounding areas, in a town-planning approach to architecture: from the dz bank
building in berlin (1995-2001), to ago – art gallery of ontario (2000-2008), the jay pritzker
pavilion in chicago (1999-2004), and the interactive corporation headquarters in
new york (2003-2007), through to the atlantis sentosa resort in singapore and the abu dhabi
branch of the guggenheim museum, on which design work started in 2005 and 2006.

the buildings, which are the real stars of the work carried out by gehry partners llp over
the past ten years, are illustrated through films, photographs, drawings, and models, showing
the various stages in the creation of the project, as well as through the words of the architect
himself.

at the same time, there are videos illustrating the materials adopted for the technologies used
by gehry in the various stages of the creative and construction process. interviews and displays
illustrate the origin and particularities of the gehry technologies group, the way catia software
design compares with traditional forms, and its complexity and the potential for optimisation
that it brings to the creation of architecture.


walt disney concert hall, 1999 -2003
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walt disney concert hall, 1999 -2003
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DZ bank building, berlin, 1996 -2001
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DZ bank building, berlin, 1996 -2001
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DZ bank building, berlin, 1996 -2001
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DZ bank building, berlin, 1996 -2001
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DZ bank building, berlin, 1996 -2001
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DZ bank building, berlin, 1996 -2001
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DZ bank building, berlin, 1996 -2001
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DZ bank building, berlin, 1996 -2001
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the ray and maria stat center for computer, information and intelligence sciences, massachusetts institue of technology
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the ray and maria stata center for computer, information and intelligence sciences, massachusetts institue of technology
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the ray and maria stata center for computer, information and intelligence sciences, massachusetts institue of technology
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the ray and maria stata center for computer, information and intelligence sciences, massachusetts institue of technology
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the ray and maria stata center for computer, information and intelligence sciences, massachusetts institue of technology
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the ray and maria stata center for computer, information and intelligence sciences, massachusetts institue of technology
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the ray and maria stata center for computer, information and intelligence sciences, massachusetts institue of technology
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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atlantis sentosa, sentosa island, singapore
design process model
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the exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue published by skira, which illustrates all
frank o. gehry’s projects, whether or not being shown in milan, from the stylistic innovation
of the guggenheim museum in bilbao through to the present day.

introduced by critical essay by germano celant, the book retraces all the projects created
since 1997 by the architect who won the 1989 pritzker architecture prize. most of the material
has not been published before, and includes drawings by hand, office designs, 3-d works,
models, and photographs of the finished works: from the walt disney concert hall in los angeles (1989-2003) to the corcoran gallery in washington dc (1999-2005), and the experience music
project in seattle (1995-2000), through to the beekman street housing complex in
new york (2003-2009).