Quotes by Frank Gehry

Explore a curated collection of 21 quotes by Frank Gehry. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

When I was a kid, my father didn't really have much hope for me. He thought I was a dreamer; he didn't think I would amo — Frank Gehry
For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever di — Frank Gehry
Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness. — Frank Gehry
Architecture has always been a very idealistic profession. It's about making the world a better place, and it works over — Frank Gehry
Architecture is a service business. An architect is given a program, budget, place, and schedule. Sometimes the end prod — Frank Gehry
It's not new that architecture can profoundly affect a place, sometimes transform it. Architecture and any art can trans — Frank Gehry
I don't want to do architecture that's dry and dull. — Frank Gehry
Look, architecture has a lot of places to hide behind, a lot of excuses. 'The client made me do this.' 'The city made me — Frank Gehry
Liquid architecture. It's like jazz - you improvise, you work together, you play off each other, you make something, the — Frank Gehry
I think people care. If not, why do so many people spend money going on vacations to see architecture? They go to the Pa — Frank Gehry
There are a lot of questions about whether architecture is art. The people who ask that think pretty tract houses are ar — Frank Gehry
Chicago's one of the rare places where architecture is more visible. — Frank Gehry
The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that. — Frank Gehry
I don't think all buildings have to be iconic, but the history of the world has shown us that cultures build iconic buil — Frank Gehry
I think my attitudes about the past are very traditional. You can't ignore history; you can't escape it even if you want — Frank Gehry
I would like to make a building as intellectually driven as it is sculptural and as positive as it would be acceptable t — Frank Gehry
There are people who design buildings that are not technically and financially good, and there are those who do. Two cat — Frank Gehry
A lot of people don't get it, but I design from the inside out so that the finished product looks inevitable somehow. I — Frank Gehry
My father was an urchin that lived in Hell's Kitchen. He was part of a family of nine. I mean, there were times that wer — Frank Gehry
A well-designed home has to be very comfortable. I can't stand the aesthetes, the minimal thing. I can't live that way. — Frank Gehry