The curves of Gehry’s work have been classified as being Deconstructivist, or “DeCon” school of postmodern architecture. Gehry denies anything to do with the movement and says he has no alliance to any particular architectural movement at all. Gehry’s home in Santa Monica is considered a great example of Deconstructivist architecture. It looked as if it was drastically changed from what it was originally suppose to look like. It looked like it was done to drastically change it from its original intention of having a lot of space. Gehry is sometimes associated with what is known as the “Los Angeles” and “Santa Monica” school of architecture.
Frank Gehry is most famous for the Guggenheim Bilbao building; it has been featured in the James Bond film, The World Is Not Enough. Frank Gehry has done many other buildings but this was his most famous one. Gehry is considered a modern architectural icon and celebrity a major “starchitect”. A “starchitect” is a group of unbelievable architects that have celebrity status. Gerhy came to the public’s attention with his “Easy Edges” cardboard furniture. He has appeared in many cartoons and television shows. He has been on the show “Author”, and also on “The Simpson’s”. Steve Sample, President of the University of California, told Gehry that,” …After George Lucas, you are our most prominent graduate.” In 2005 a great film director Sydney Pollack who is a friend of Frank Gehry made a documentary about him called “ Sketches of Frank Gehry”. It was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on August 22,2006.
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