Frank Gehry
Online Resources Books for Students
The Mourners: Tomb Sculptures from the Court Archidoodle: the architect’s activity book
of Burgundy Bowkett, Steve.
http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/mourners-tomb- This book offers an interactive way to learn about
sculptures-court-burgundy architecture by posing all manner of architectural
Images of the tomb sculptures that inspired Gehry’s challenges for the reader.
design for the Lewis Residence.
Young Frank
Walt Disney concert hall acoustics Viva, Frank
http://wdch10.laphil.com/wdch10/wdch/acoustics.html Intended for 3-7 year olds, this book introduces Young
This page explains the acoustics of the Walt Disney Frank, an aspiring architect, who visits the Museum
Concert Hall with interviews and photographs. of Modern Art with his grandfather, who is also an
architect. There they see and are inspired by work by
Gehry on Cones, Domes, and Messiness architects Frank Gehry, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many
http://nyti.ms/1zpamtx others that demonstrate the limitless possibilities of
The NYTimes architecture.
Frank Gehry discusses the evolution of his design for the Iggy peck, architect
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and how it incorporates culture, Beaty, Andrea and David Roberts
climate, purpose, and his own vision of art as a means
for dialogue. The story of a boy with a passion for building. Intended
for ages 4 to 8.
Frank Gehry: My days as a young rebel
https://www.ted.com/talks/frank_gehry_as_a_young_rebel The story of buildings
Dillon, Patrick and Stephen Biesty
Frank Gehry talks about his early career, buildings, and This book takes the reader inside famous buildings
inspirations at TED1990. throughout history and demonstrates just how and why
they were built. For children ages 6 to 12.
Introducing the Frank Gehry designed Dr Chau Chak
Wing Building Who built that? Modern Houses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Z-QjSo8Nc Cornille, Didier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lupB3Fe1okw
Intended for children ages 7 to 12, this book takes
The first link demonstrates how Gehry’s buildings are readers on a tour through ten of the most important
designed for specific purposes and audiences, and the houses by the greatest architects of the twentieth and
second provides a time-lapse video of the construction twenty-first centuries.
of the building with a corresponding timeline.
Frank O. Gehry: Outside In
Building Big Greenberg, Jan and Sandra Jordan
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/educator/act_
Targeted towards adolescents and high school-age
index.html
students, this book offers an introduction to the evolution
An educators’ resource with ideas for building-related and work of Frank Gehry.
activities for students.
Books for Teachers
Frank Gehry: The art of Architecture
Cohen, Jean-Louis and Beatriz Colomina et al.
This 2001 collection of essays by museum curators and
architectural historians explore Gehry’s unconventional
materials and forms as well as his unique spirit and
vision.
Symphony: Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall
White, Garrett.
This book documents the history of the Walt Disney
Concert Hall from its inception through the architect
selection process, construction, and completion. Essays
by leading architecture historians put the building into its
historical context in the urban landscape of Los Angeles.
Frank Gehry: The Houses
Friedman, Mildred
Using photography, interviews, and other research, this
book focuses on Frank Gehry’s houses.
Frank O. Gehry: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Van Bruggen, Coosje
This book details the history and design process behind
one of Frank Gehry’s most iconic buildings.
Frank Gehry
Migayrou, Frederic and Aurelien Lemonier
The exhibition catalogue explores how Gehry has
overcome technological setbacks and stayed true to his
vision of architecture.
