The Buildings of Frank Gehry

The Chiat/Day Building is a commercial office building located in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Built between 1985-1991 for advertising agency Chiat/Day (now TBWA\Chiat\Day) as… view entry > | edit entry >

The Dancing House (Czech: Tančící dům) is the nickname given to an office building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic. It was designed by Croatian-born Czech architect Vlado Milunić in… view entry > | edit entry >

In downtown Dusseldorf along the Rhine, this speculative office building project resulted in three distinct structures made of different materials: brick, mirror-polish stainless steel, and plaster. view entry > | edit entry >

This is a mixed-used building located in Berlin. view entry > | edit entry >

This building houses a museum of music history, founded by Paul Allen. The museum focuses on rock music. A controversial building, a number of writers and critics have found fault in the amorphous… view entry > | edit entry >

A restaurant in Kobe with a fish sculpture that dominates the front of the building. It is nearby soon about Hotel Okura Kobe. view entry > | edit entry >

Located in Minneapolis, MN, this building was completed in 1993. view entry > | edit entry >

Gehry incorporated diverse materials -- chain link, corrugated metal, light wood framing -- for his own house, built in 1978. From Sketches of Frank Gehry documentary (see link below): "I loved the… view entry > | edit entry >

This building was commissioned by Hanover Transport Services, the government operator of public transport in Hanover. The building has a unique and interesting twisting facade. view entry > | edit entry >

Completed in 1997, the Guggenheim Bilbao is a world-reknowned building that put Bilbao, a town in Northern Spain, on the tourist map. Don't miss Jeff Koon's "Puppy" -- a large, bizarre, flower-covered… view entry > | edit entry >

Vinos Herederos del Marques de Riscal is a winery located in Elciego, Riojas, Spain. This building, which contains a hotel, conference facility, wine-tasting room, dining area and outdoor dining… view entry > | edit entry >

Recently finished, the IAC world headquarters was built in NYC's Chelsea district, finished in 2007. A frosted glass skin gives the building an ethereal, somewhat striped aspect. view entry > | edit entry >

Maggie’s Dundee at Ninewells NHS Hospital was opened on 25 September 2003 by Sir Bob Geldof and was designed by Frank as a tribute to Maggie Keswick Jencks, the Founder of Maggie's Centres. view entry > | edit entry >

Clad in brick and stainless steel, this multidisciplinary museum in Germany incorporates parts of a preexisting industrial structure on the site. Contains galleries, retail, a furniture testing area,… view entry > | edit entry >

The Bridge of Life project will be the hub of an interchange of nature, culture, the economy, and life—a center for learning, discovery, national pride, and a new appreciation of Panama's natural… view entry > | edit entry >

The Stata Center houses the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, or CSAIL view entry > | edit entry >

From Wikipedia: The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College is a performance hall located in New York's Hudson Valley. The center provides audiences with performances and… view entry > | edit entry >

This house employs a clever mix of materials -- large wood beams, tile, exterior plywood, cinderblocks -- to create diverse forms that reference the local environment. The front lookout clearly looks… view entry > | edit entry >

Opened to the public in 2003, the Disney Concert Hall is one of Los Angeles most iconic recent buildings. Build for about $274 million dollars (!), this undulating structure anchors the city of LA's… view entry > | edit entry >