I'm a leftie, and I've always believed in doing things on a modest scale. Frank Gehry believehaveleftie Change image and share on social
A well-designed home has to be very comfortable. I can't stand the aesthetes, the minimal thing. I can't live that way. My home has to be filled with stuff - mostly paintings, sculpture, my fish lamps, cardboard furniture, lots of books. Frank Gehry aesthetebookcardboard share on social
For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did. And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm going. If I knew where I was going I wouldn't do it. Frank Gehry approachdayinsecurity share on social
An architect is given a program, budget, place, and schedule. Sometimes the end product rises to art - or at least people call it that. Frank Gehry architectartbudget Change image and share on social
And I realized, when I'd come in to the meetings with these corrugated metal and chain link stuff, and people would just look at me like I'd just landed from Mars. But I couldn't do anything else. That was my response to the people and the time. Frank Gehry chaincorrugateland share on social
I used to sketch - that's the way I thought out loud. Then they made a book of my sketches, and I got self-conscious, so now I don't do it much. Frank Gehry bookconsciousloud Change image and share on social
Architecture is a service business. An architect is given a program, budget, place, and schedule. Sometimes the end product rises to art - or at least people call it that. Frank Gehry architectarchitectureart Change image and share on social
I was in Peru and visited a building near Lima built by the Incas. It was low in height, with no windows at all, but all the way in the back there was air movement. And I couldn't figure out how they'd done it; it was incredible. Frank Gehry airbackbuild share on social
If I knew where I was going, I wouldn't do it. When I can predict or plan it, I don't do it. Frank Gehry knowplanpredict Change image and share on social