Monday, June 4, 2012

The unknown Frank Gehry building


The design of this magnificent building is clearly striking, albeit understated. The story goes that sometime after the completion of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2003, Gehry was approached by Century 21 to build them an office in Rancho Cucamonga. Many critics thought that after the Concert Hall's completion Gehry had reached the pinnacle of his creativity. But Gehry just became more creative. And more passionate about driving architectural design in directions that only a genius of his magnitude could envision. What came next could only be described as the pinnacle of all human creation and the crowning achievement of Gehry's career.

Water created the Grand Canyon, a marvel of wild and unbridled beauty, a spectacle of breathtaking proportions. Light has the aurora borealis, a magical and ethereal recital of dancing light in the northern skies, to boast of as its own. And man, what can man hold high? And proudly declare, "This...this is mine."? What has man created that will stand shoulder to shoulder with these glorious expressions of nature? What can we proudly display for the universe to rejoice in? I think we have that answer now.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Omg. Too funny.

Graham Bury said...

Thank you.