Frank Gehry is a one of a kind architect. He falls under the category of a Deconstructivism architect. This means that his buildings are drastically different than those that surround them. The buildings he dreams up and creates are quite astonishing and seem unbelievable compared to the average building. The way he begins his process of coming up with a design is, in all honesty, head scratching. Gerhry simply picks up a pencil and scribbles all over a piece of paper and somehow sees architecture within it. The process is either crazy or genius. However, his process has proved successful because he has gained worldwide fame from his stand out buildings. He has won numerous awards for his work from the American Institute of Architects. Gehry is known for using curves and waves which seems to come from his love of the shape of fish. His most famous building is the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao which works as a piece of art housing other varieties of art. Though many adore his unique buildings he does have his fair share of nay sayers. Those that do not like his architectural style say that all of his designs look the same, they take away from what they were built to hold, and they do not fit in with their environments. Personally, I think his buildings are a breath of fresh air compared to the average buildings I see every day of my life.
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