Andrea Schulte-Peevers and David Peevers Los Angeles, Lonely Planet: Oakland, 2nd ed., 1996 (1999), 351 pp., 1999, 1996, 1989, 1984, 1983, 1981, 1929
"Frank Gehry (born 1929)
"Frank O Gehry is regarded as one of the most outstanding contemporary LA architects. He often uses unconventional materials such as plastic sheering (sic., sheeting?) and wire-mesh screens in his designs, which still seem to integrate into their respective environments. He was the recipient of several honorary doctorate degrees and countless awards, including the prestigious Pritzker Prize for Architecture (1989). His designs in LA include the Santa Monica Place shopping mall (1981), the Cabrillo Maritime Museum (1981), the Temporary Contemporary Museum (1983) and Loyola Law School (1984). He is also the architect of the future Walt Disney Concert Hall . . . "
[Santa Monica Place retrofitting has removed the Gehry facade] and several other buildings are notable in Santa Monica, and specifically Ocean Park: an apartment building on Highland; the former Egg Factory on Main Street; and the former Chiat/Day Building.] p. 36
"Architecturally, Venice is often as bizarre as its boardwalk. Look no farther than Venice's north entrance, on Main St. at Rose Ave. for cases in point: artist Jonathan Borofsky's 34-foot Ballerina Clown on the facade of the Venice Renaissance Building, and four-story binoculars, the work of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, posing as the front door to the Chiat/Day Inc. advertising agency. . . . " p. 184
[Gehry designed the building that Chiat/Day has now moved from.]
[2012 KR: This building is now part of the Google Venice campus.]