Gehry uses a computer that can calculate the design a lot quicker, which in turn saves money when designing a new building. Being able to utilize that technology, he has saved a lot of time creating all the final plans without having to go through many revision stages. After he has mocked up a building with a small model, he can input all the information into a computer program that will help him create the actual plans he will need to get it built.
Gehry came up with a brilliant idea to use a teepee shape when designing the Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi. He knew that the people there enjoyed being outdoors more than inside an air-conditioned area, and so he created teepee areas where the temperature would be cooler and more manageable while they could still be outside as well. It would have been cheaper to create something that uses air-conditioning, but then it would be boring and not as visually pleasing as his teepee idea.
According to Gehry, what does art do for humanity?
Art takes the threat away and becomes humanistic. We can ask ourselves who we are and why this art talks to us. It gives us clarity when it is exciting and not boring. I love that he believes that architecture is part of something bigger. Art gives us experiences we don’t have in our normal everyday lives. The amazing buildings that are created outside of the norm can liven up an area and renew it. When a building fits perfectly into an already existing landscape, it can add more than it takes away.
[Written for HUM 1010 class UVU Spring 2022]
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