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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 amount to anything. My mother also.

~Frank Gehry

Topics: Also Amount Anything Dreamer Father He Hope Kid Me Mother Much Really Think Thought Would

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Democracy, obviously, is something we don't want to give up, but it does create chaos. It means the guy next door can do what he wants, and it creates a collision of thinking. In cities, that means people build whatever they want.

~Frank Gehry

Topics: Build Chaos Cities Collision Create Creates Democracy Does Door Give Guy He Means Next Next Door Obviously People Something Thinking Up Want Wants Whatever

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This neo-minimalism super cold stuff is weird to me. I need a place where I can come home and take my shoes off.

~Frank Gehry

Topics: Cold Come Home Me Need Off Place Shoes Stuff Super Take Weird Where I Can

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I think my attitudes about the past are very traditional. You can't ignore history; you can't escape it even if you want to. You might as well know where you come from, and you might as well know that everything has been done in some shape or form.

~Frank Gehry

Topics: About Attitudes Been Come Done Escape Even Everything Form History Ignore Know Might Past Shape Some Think Traditional Very Want Well Where You I Think

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I make a model of the site. There are some obvious things: where the entrance should be, where the cars have to go in. You start to get the scale of it. You understand the client's needs, and what the client is hoping for and yearning for.

~Frank Gehry

Topics: Car Client Entrance Get Go Hoping Make Model Needs Obvious Scale Should Site Some Start Things Understand Where Yearning You

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I have always thought that L.A. is a motor city that developed linear downtowns.

~Frank Gehry

Topics: Always City Developed Linear Motor Thought

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I can't just decide myself what's being built. Someone decides what they want, then I work for them.

~Frank Gehry

Topics: Being Built Decide Just Myself Someone Them Then Want Work

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Green issues have been used as a marketing tool. Sometimes these green claims are completely meaningless.

~Frank Gehry

Topics: Been Claims Green Issues Marketing Meaningless Sometimes Tool Used

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I never said I was opposed to the LEED program or to green building - I'm not.

~Frank Gehry

Topics: Building Green Never Opposed Program Said

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On certain projects, on big public projects, people definitely are interested in making them greener, but on smaller projects with tight budgets it can be harder.

~Frank Gehry

Topics: Big Budgets Certain Definitely Greener Harder Interested Making People Projects Public Smaller Them Tight

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Architect

Born: February 28th, 1929

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