The idealism [in architecture] is in the formal arrangement, the relationship to the city, the use of materials that are available to… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Look, architecture has a lot of places to hide behind, a lot of excuses. 'The client made me do this.' 'The city… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
When people condemn me for designing iconic buildings in cities and not having an idea what a city is, they haven't done… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
China is building cities for a 20 to 40 percent increase in population. India is quickly growing. The carbon footprints of that… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I have always thought that L.A. is a motor city that developed linear downtowns. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I think you've got to accept that certain things are in process that you can't change, that you can't overwhelm. The chaos… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Most of our cities built since the war are bland. They're modernist, they're cold, and now architects want to go back to… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Democracy, obviously, is something we don't want to give up, but it does create chaos. It means the guy next door can… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I think my attitudes about the past are very traditional. You can't ignore history; you can't escape it even if you want to. You… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
In Tokyo, London or Los Angeles people go into McDonald's and the restaurants are identical and people are comfortable. It's unthreatening. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I'm inspired by a lot of stuff. I always was interested in sculpture and painting and music and literature and all those things. There's… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
One of my greatest influences is the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
People live and work in uninspiring environments, but look inside those rooms. Look at the painted walls and the decorations. People rebel even in… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Childhood play is nothing more than an expression of our individuality and preparation for human interaction. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Ideas exist in the marketplace; they are thrown out for everyone to use. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Green issues have been used as a marketing tool. Sometimes these green claims are completely meaningless. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
There are a lot of questions about whether architecture is art. The people who ask that think pretty tract houses are architecture. But that… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I used to read more when I was a kid than I do now. It was all sort of fuel for the fire to… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I found myself starting architecture with a deep social, Jewish, liberal conscience, and the belief that architecture is for the people. It was a… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
The message I hope to have sent is just the example of being yourself. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
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