Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Masterplan, 2009

Frank Gehry is an American architect, who was born in Canada. Frank Gehry is most known for his contemporary buildings which have an artistic presence all around the world. Some of Frank Gehry’s most well-known buildings include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; Dancing House in Prague; the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles; Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris; and 8 Spruce Street in New York City. His architectural works are distinguished by experimentation, post-modernism, and the use of found materials and structural designs in an unexpected way. Frank Gehry is associated with, but not necessarily bound to, the ideas of the so-called California funk movement which idealized the use of found objects in meaningful constructions. Frank Gehry is also considered by some to be part of the Santa Monica or Los Angeles “schools” of architecture, which are not yet distinctly unified artistic movements. Frank Gehry uses stainless steel, corrugated metal, and glass in many ways to create buildings which rarely are perceived as being congruent with other buildings in the environment. Each of his designs stands out distinctly from its surroundings, prompting critics to complain about the structures being wasteful of materials and having no form. Gehry’s work seems to frequently prompt either praise or criticism. Other media which he has worked in include set and exhibition design, a jewelry line for Tiffany & Co., various types of furniture and clothing. Frank Gehry’s firm has also been influential in software design focusing on architectural design.