Bryce 2

This design is the same as Bryce 1 but is from a different angle. I chose to put it in the Bronx because there aren't any nice buildings where I live and thought that would bring attention to the area.

Bryce 1

My Bryce design I made on the computer is of the same model building I made. The building wasn't hard to design on Bryce because I used basic shapes like a rectangle and cylinders. I also made the trees and the grass like on my model. I didn't design the pool and cookout area on the roof because that was hard to do. On Bryce it is kind of different but the same idea.

Dream Star

The building I designed is an apartment building that has a pool and cookout area on the roof. It has grass and trees on the outside with a nice walkway entrance to the building. My building is near my neighborhood and is located in between Westchester ave, Havemeyer Ave, and Waterbury Ave. Now there are empty lots on those grounds that's why I chose that location to put my building. My building would have many balcony's on each floor and two elevators on the side inside the pilars. My building has a nice view for those who live on the high floors and is around stores, supermarkets, schools, and hospitals.

Working with Watercolors

We went to the Brooklyn Promenade to paint with watercolors. I thought it was fun and it was a new experience. We walked from Manhattan to Brooklyn on the bridge. I liked that you could see the whole nyc from there. I did the shading of the clouds from dark to light. Fara helped us use the watercolors to make the clouds. It was a good painting but I feel I could have done better. I didn't understand the meaning of watercolors and I used alot of paint and not enough water, that would have set the image.

On the Ferry

When we rode the Ferry I enjoyed the view from the boat. I also enjoyed seeing the different boats like the speed boats, jet ski's, sailboats, and the big cargo boats. I haven't been on the Ferry since I was little so I didn't appreciate the views until now. I am afraid of the water so I just stayed in the cabin and didn't dare to step out on the balcony. People were laughing at me but I don't care I am really afraid of the ocean water.

Frank Gehry 4

Franks monumental works are the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, which was completed in 1990 and was one of his first monumental works. Frank was chosen to do this building after a long selection process because it was clear that he "showed that he really understood the mission and dream of the museum". Some more are the Guggenheim Museum which shows sections of it's steel skeleton but is mostly covered in thin tissue like paper titanium, warm limestone, and glass. Pilar Vlades explains that this project gave Gehry the opportunity "to test his vision of a pileup of buildings like an acropolis..." speaking about the Loyola Law school.The Walt Disney Concert Hall which was considered a "serene, ennobling building that will give people in this city of private places a new sense of the pleasures of public space" said by Paul Goldberger. It is the permanent home of the Los Angeles philharmonic. Gehry is a distinguished professor of architecture at Columbia University in NYC, and also teaches at Yale University. He has done other pieces, like the Dancing House that is in downtown Prague, Czech Republic his design stands out because this building is like two people dancing. Frank Gehry is still working on buildings that are progress like the Atlantic Yards in NYC, and the Performing Arts Complex at the World Trade Center sitein NYC.

Frank Gehry 3

Frank has a Postmodernist architectural style he has showed that in most if his pieces like the Guggenheim Museum, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. He has worked with many people such as Arnold Shreir his mentor and the person who helped him create his first work, which was a house addition. He joined sculptures with Claes Oldenburg, Coosje Van Bruggen, and Richard Serra on an exhibition. He made friends with Gregory Walsh, Peter Eisenman, Kenny Price, Ed Moses, and Ron Davis. Frank felt like an “outcast” around his peers because he didn’t always do what they wanted but when he started receiving awards from them he felt apart of them.
Although Frank has built his reputation slowly he has gained a lot of respect and has accomplished many pieces of art work. Frank is viewed as a celebrity and has created many sculptures and buildings, he has showed several patterns using style and objects that he enjoys. A lot of his creations are based on his child hood nick- name “Fish”, which he uses often.