Publisher: Walther & Franz König, ISBN: 9783753305899, Authors: Hilary Sample, Tom Emerson, Format: Softcover, 25 x 20 cm, 188pp
This book presents five lesser-known buildings by architect and designer Frank Gehry from an early stage in his career. This selection of lesser-known early works, built in the late 1970s and early 1980s, laid the foundation for Gehry’s international breakthrough a decade later. Renowned Swedish architectural photographer Johan Dehlin’s previously unseen pictures are accompanied by newly reproduced drawings of the architect and a series of texts that provide fresh critical perspectives.Gehry is best known for his iconic building designs including the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, the Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Dancing House in Prague. During this early period in his career, Gehry experimented with low-cost construction and “off the shelf” materials in creating a series of highly inventive projects in the Los Angeles area.