Frank Gehry: The Construction Industry

In the recent years, the architectural industry has begun to reconsider its purposes, taking into consideration the quality of life, how advanced technology has become and how people can benefit from the improvements of either the product or the building. Whether the products will aid to make the lives of people easier or if the buildings are sustainable and environmentally friendly but also profitable. Addressing all these questions is causing substantial changes in every area of work and life. Yet, as we find a way to answer these questions, the shape of the building remains. According to the traditional criteria for judging design-cost, performance, and aesthetics-the things we have to redefine to achieve a sustainable design is the first two (cost and performance). This can be done by expanding the …show more content…
“Look at the architecture of the last 15 years, it’s been more flamboyant and more wasteful than it’s ever been before. To build any of these buildings by Frank Gehry, it takes… 60 to 80 percent more metal and steel and construction than it would to enclose that space in a normal way…” said architect James Wines (Hosey, 2013). Frank Gehry’s design might be compelling, but it failed to be a good design because it is negligent. Yet the irony, some sustainable architects have created far worst buildings. Although they might have claimed and justified their work to be sustainable in a way that it is saving the environment, it is not the case. In achieving sustainability, many design crimes have been made. From the building being aesthetically unappealing to the spaces and forms not well combined, their ‘sustainable’ design has not been of any beneficial help to the environment. Many sustainable buildings have been proven to be less sustainable and have performed worse than those older buildings that did not claim they were sustainable (Salingaros,