Sketches of Frank Gehry
by
 
Gehry, Frank O., 1929-

Title
Sketches of Frank Gehry

Author
Gehry, Frank O., 1929-

ISBN
9781424821914

Publication Information
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Classics : Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2006.

Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note
Originally produced in 2005; originally broadcast September 27, 2006 as an episode of the PBS television series American Masters.
 
Special features: Q & A with director Sydney Pollack (34 min.); Previews [other Sony Classics documentaries and features].

Contents
What's all the fuss about? -- Taking shape -- Building his future -- Designing his home -- Being happy -- Art in the making -- Give and take -- New Age architecture -- Vitra of Germany -- Changing roles -- Talking talent -- Second love -- Beauty in Bilbao -- Part of downtown -- Architecture acclaim -- Breaking the rules -- Going back -- Materials of style -- Team -- Too easy -- White building -- Reaching out -- Appreciating art -- Finishing designs -- Living thing -- Setting priorities -- One of my children -- Priceless art.

Abstract
Frank O. Gehry and Sydney Pollack are friends. Pollack: "Frank kept on ... trying to get me to do this ... I said, Frank, look, I know nothing about architecture ... about documentaries. He said, 'That's why you're perfect.'" Thanks to computer technology, Gehry's minimal, erratically penned, squiggly sketches are translated by a team of model makers, software wizards, and engineers into plans that evolve into grand monuments. This exploration of Gehry's basic philosophy, early influences, and somewhat mysterious process, provide a fresh perspective into how architecture, and this architect, works.

Reading Level
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13.

Personal Subject
Gehry, Frank O., 1929-
 
Gehry, Frank O., 1929--Interviews.
 
Gehry, Frank O., 1929--Criticism and interpretation.

Corporate Subject
Vitra Design Museum.
 
Museo Guggenheim Bilbao.
 
Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Subject Term
Architects -- Biography.
 
Architects -- United States -- Biography.

Genre
Biographical films.
 
Documentary films.
 
Feature films.
 
Films for the hearing impaired.

Added Author
Gehry, Frank O., 1929-
 
Pollack, Sydney, 1934-
 
Guilfoyle, Ultan.

Added Corporate Author
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
 
Mirage Enterprises.
 
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
 
LM Media (Firm)
 
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)

Added Uniform Title
American masters (Television program)

Electronic Access
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LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryDVD Documentary0011631NA737.G44 A35 2006 DVDMultimedia Belgesel