As we all know The Simpson’s based a episode on Frank Gehry which I guess was kind of fun. Frank Gehry was asked to build a concert hall for Springville at first he ignored the request until he got the idea of how he wanted the hall to look by just crumpling up a piece of paper, but which later on in the show turns into the Montgomery Burns state Prison. Frank Gehry also built the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The exterior steel skin surface contains 160,000 sq ft of panels. This is also used as a film location, the fees range from 2,500-15,000 a day depending on the complexity of the shoot. In 1987 Lillian Disney, Walt Disney’s widow, gave the initial $50 million to build the concert hall. In 1988 it was the renowned architect Frank Gehry who won the design competition. The completion was set for 1996. Frank Gehry also stars in a movie called Sketches Of Frank Gehry created by Sydney Pollack which was released last year on May 12,2006. In 1989 Frank Gehry was rewarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects which was the highest honor, and in 2001, Gehry was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

By: Danielle Agosto