Great American Architects: Frank Gehry

Thursday, August 10, 2023
7:00 pm

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Join Main libraries on Zoom for a series presented by Sylvia Laudien-Meo, a local NJ art historian and museum educator. Laudien-Meo has been an instructor at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park and is a popular freelance speaker and tour guide. This is a series of 3 Zoom lectures and each has its own code. Please email marylynn.becza@mmt.mainlib.org for the Zoom codes.

Contemporary architecture entered a new realm with the innovative contributions of Frank Gehry, a Canadian-American architect based in California. His buildings are sculptural, playful, and dynamic. His early designs were part of the California funk art movement, and his masterpieces include the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA and the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. His Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, Spain is credited with creating a new era of destination architecture that improves the economies of cities.