'gehry draws' by mark rappolt and robert violette
'gehry draws' edited by mark rappolt and robert violette; essays by horst bredekamp, rene daalder, and mark rappolt; commentary by frank gehry, edwin chan, and craig webb; published by mit press.

everyone knows what the distinctive curves and lines of frank gehry's buildings look like. but where do they come from? gehry has described drawing as his way of "thinking aloud"; gehry draws traces that thinking through 32 major projects (both built and unbuilt) with more than 500 drawings (many of which have never before been published) and more than 400 additional illustrations -- providing a privileged view of the creative practice of a master architect.

horst bredekamp's introduction relates gehry's drawing methods to the concept of "disegno," as practiced by leonardo and durer -- not only the act of drawing and modeling but also the dynamics of creative thinking -- and shows how gehry thinks through the curving movements of his hand on paper.

dimensions : 7.375"w x 9.25"h

text in english : 496 pages : 950 b&w photos and illustrations : hard cover

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