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GEHRY RESIDENCE Architect: Frank Gehry By: Camar Evans Class: ARCH2310 08/30/16 Frank Owen Gehry, born Frank Owen Goldberg is a Cana- dian-born American architect, residing in Los Angeles. He was creative at a young age, building imaginary homes and cities from items found in his grandfather’s hardware store. Frank went to Harvard and after that went to California and made a name for himself with a cardboard line named “Easy Edges”. He is best known for his choices of unusual materials and unusual forms when he creates a structure The Gehry Residence is a personal redefined home that Frank Gehry and his wife bought and remod- elled. the home is located in Santa Monica, Cal- ifornia. the project year was 1978. When Gehry first moved into the home he knew he had to redesign the house. Frank Gehry designs usual- ly symbolize deconstructivism and this is what he wanted to portray in this house. He kept most of the house intact and added on his own pieces giving the home a new and unique style. http://www.archdaily.com/67321/gehry-resi- dence-frank-gehry

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Page 1: GEHRY RESIDENCE - City Tech OpenLab The Gehry Residence is a personal redefined home that Frank Gehry and his wife bought and remod-elled. the home is located in Santa Monica, Cal-ifornia

GEHRY RESIDENCEArchitect: Frank GehryBy: Camar EvansClass: ARCH231008/30/16

Frank Owen Gehry, born Frank Owen Goldberg is a Cana-dian-born American architect, residing in Los Angeles. He was creative at a young age, building imaginary homes and cities from items found in his grandfather’s hardware store. Frank went to Harvard and after that went to California and made a name for himself with a cardboard line named “Easy Edges”. He is best known for his choices of unusual materials and unusual forms when he creates a structure

The Gehry Residence is a personal redefined home that Frank Gehry and his wife bought and remod-elled. the home is located in Santa Monica, Cal-ifornia. the project year was 1978. When Gehry first moved into the home he knew he had to redesign the house. Frank Gehry designs usual-ly symbolize deconstructivism and this is what he wanted to portray in this house. He kept most of the house intact and added on his own pieces giving the home a new and unique style.

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