if i may - even if Gehry is a fellow hockey lover and canadian that has not
built in Canada,
The fact of the uniqueness - and quality in some eyes - is recognized
worldwide.
Attending a Charrette headed by Gehry 5 or 6 years ago in Montreal, It
became obvious to me that is work procedure is of the "rainman" kind. It's
strong relyance(?) on formal relations makes it uncommunicable and thus of
no learning value.
You can say you like it - like .BR - or you don't.
But the debate can go no further. Unlike, for example other formalists like
Calatrava and Nervi ( his mentor), where discussions can be ventured on the
relations between structure, forces and form. Unlike also Portzamparc who's
work can also be approch thru an urban context standpoint.
But with Frank, it's either "hmmmm" or "yurk".
These are the views of an extremely bias architect interested more in
procedure and coherent practice than in "gelly" and "toping" of an
architectural project...
Without process selfcriticism where are the basis of an architect's next
project... and globally the basis and structure of the "project of his
practice".
Jean Beaudoin
Montreal , Quebec, Canada
Related links:
http://frank.org/banana.htm
http://www.mnemiopsis.com/expo
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From: Wenderson Fontenelle Lobo <wenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: American architecture!
Date: 15 octobre, 1997 13:31
I admire the north american architecture... today, the greatest
architects in the world are americans... Frank Gehry (and his spetacular
Guggenheim Museum in Spain), Frank Lloyd Wright (with your fallingwater
house, and Robbie House, and imperial hotel), Richard Meier and others.
I was studying about Richard Meier projects, and i'd like to know, if he
works more in a specific area in USA...
Thanks!
Wenderson
wenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
built in Canada,
The fact of the uniqueness - and quality in some eyes - is recognized
worldwide.
Attending a Charrette headed by Gehry 5 or 6 years ago in Montreal, It
became obvious to me that is work procedure is of the "rainman" kind. It's
strong relyance(?) on formal relations makes it uncommunicable and thus of
no learning value.
You can say you like it - like .BR - or you don't.
But the debate can go no further. Unlike, for example other formalists like
Calatrava and Nervi ( his mentor), where discussions can be ventured on the
relations between structure, forces and form. Unlike also Portzamparc who's
work can also be approch thru an urban context standpoint.
But with Frank, it's either "hmmmm" or "yurk".
These are the views of an extremely bias architect interested more in
procedure and coherent practice than in "gelly" and "toping" of an
architectural project...
Without process selfcriticism where are the basis of an architect's next
project... and globally the basis and structure of the "project of his
practice".
Jean Beaudoin
Montreal , Quebec, Canada
Related links:
http://frank.org/banana.htm
http://www.mnemiopsis.com/expo
----------
From: Wenderson Fontenelle Lobo <wenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: American architecture!
Date: 15 octobre, 1997 13:31
I admire the north american architecture... today, the greatest
architects in the world are americans... Frank Gehry (and his spetacular
Guggenheim Museum in Spain), Frank Lloyd Wright (with your fallingwater
house, and Robbie House, and imperial hotel), Richard Meier and others.
I was studying about Richard Meier projects, and i'd like to know, if he
works more in a specific area in USA...
Thanks!
Wenderson
wenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx