Frank Gehry Pt. 2

He attended The Los Angeles City College and afterward attended the University Of South Carolina. It was here that he found out that he could make a career out of being an architect. It was here that he made his first piece, a house addition.

He joined the army after his graduation. It was here that he was recognized for his talent to create furniture. He was first known as a furniture designer. But he also started to make miniature sculptures out of stuff at the army base. This also will be a breaking point in his career. When he left the army he went to Harvard University to study city planning. He only completed one year because he thought the subject didn’t go in depth enough.
His first pieces were his affordable line of furniture called “Easy Edges”. It included an assortment of stools, tables, chairs and an ottoman. He then mad a more expensive line called “Rough Edges”. Afterwards Frank and his wife a pink house in California. He decided to remodel it using an assortment of glass, fencing, and metal, concrete and wood. His house became so popular that he made it so it could be a tourist attraction. His career steadily grew bigger when he designed a studio for one of his friends. When that art studio was finished he decided to use natural resources for his own personal style. He starts getting recognized for his talent as he received more job opportunities. Every job he had he learned something new and it expanded his horizon of possibilities.

Frank Gehry started working on a new project with his friends Coosje van Bruggen and Claes Oldenburg. It was Camp Good Time, located in Santa Monica, a camp for children who had cancer. Franks job was to try to make the camp live up to its name, in other words try to make the camp building look fun so the children could have something to look up to. For example he made the roof look like boats and the kitchen looks like a big milk carton. This building was never made however, because the supervisors didn’t find it fit for young children. His biggest influence was his Grandmother.