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FAMOUS ARCHITECTS
FRANK-O-GHERYAND
NICHOLAS TOM WRIGHT
BIODATA
PERSONAL INFORMATIONNATIONALITY Canadian, AmericanBORN February 28, 1929 (1929-02-28) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
WORKPRACTICE Gehry Partners, LLP BUILDINGS Guggenheim Museum,
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Gehry Residence, Weisman Art Museum, Dancing House, Art Gallery of Ontario
Awards AIA Gold Medal National Medal of Arts Order of Canada Pritzker Prize
PAST LIFE OF GHERY
1947-MOVED TO CALIFORNIA AND GOT A JOB OF DRIVING A DELIVERY TRUCK………AND STUDIED AT LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE.
1952-HE WAS STILL KNOWN AS FRANK GOLDBERG MARRIED ANITA SYNDER,WHO CAHANGED HIS NAME TO F
1954-GOT GRADUATION IN UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE.
1954-AFTER GRADUATION FROM USC HE SPENT TIME WITH NUMEROUS JOBS INCLUDING SERVICE IN UNITED STATES ARMY.
STUDIED CITY PLANNING IN HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
EASY EDGES FURNITURE SERIES-1972
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM IN BILBAO,SPAIN-1997
Plan Drawing Plan DrawingSection Drawing
Location in New York City
Established 1937
LocationUpper East Side, New York City, United States
Type Art museum
Director Richard Armstrong
Public transit access 86th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
INTERIOR OF THE MUSEUM
DIFFERENT VIEW’S OF THE MUSEUM
EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT IN SEATTLE-2000
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL IN LOS ANGELES-2003
DISNEY SYMPHONIC LEGACY
INTERIOR OF WALT DISNEY HALL
DANCING HOUSE(FRED AND GINGER) IN PRAGUE-1995
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO IN TORNOTO-2008
WEISMAN ART MUSEUM IN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-1993
INTERIOR OF THE MUSEUM
GHERY RESIDENCE-1978
GHERY TOWER HONOVER,GERMANY-2001
VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM WEIL-AM-RHEIN,GERMANY-1989
LOYALO LAW SCHOOL, LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA(1978-2002)
JAY PRITZER PAVILION,MILLENIUM PARK,CHICAGO-2004
OTHER WORKS OF GHERY
JEWELLERY DESIGNS
WRIST WATCH AND VODKA BOTTLE DESIGNS
THERE WAS A FILM DIRECTED BY SYNDNEY POLLACK ABOUT FRANK-O-GHERY NAMING SKETCHES OF FRANK-O-GHERY
BIBILOGRAPHY INFORMATION:-
WIKIPEDIA,WWW.FOGA.COM,WWW.ARCHSPACE .COM,WWW.GREAT BUILDINGS.COM,WWW.ACHIEVEMENT.COM,WWW.NOTEBLEBOGRAPHIES.COM
IMAGES:-GOOGLE IMAGES.COM
TOM WRIGHT...lnk
TOM WRIGHT
"The client wanted a building that would become an iconic or symbolic statement for Dubai.
ACADEMIC AND PROFFESIONAL RECORD
Full-Time Positions Held 2003— Bishop of Durham 2000–3 Canon of Westminster (‘Lector Theologiae’, i.e. Canon
Theologian) SPCK Research Fellow 1994–99 Dean of Lichfield 1986–93 Lecturer in New Testament Studies, Oxford University;
Fellow, Tutor and Chaplain of Worcester College, Oxford 1981–86 Assistant Professor of New Testament Language and
Literature, McGill University, Montreal; also Honorary Professor, Montreal Diocesan Theological College
1978–81 Fellow and Chaplain, Downing College, Cambridge; College Tutor in Theology
1975–78 Junior Research Fellow, Merton College, Oxford, and College Tutor in Theology; from 1976, also Junior Chaplain; from 1977, Acting Lecturer in Theology
ABOUT TOM WRIGHTPersonal details
Birth name Nicholas Thomas Wright Born 1 December 1948 (1948-12-01) (age 61)
Morpeth, Northumberland Nationality British Denomination Anglican Residence Auckland Castle, County Durham Spouse Margaret Elizabeth Anne Fiske(1971) Children 4 childrenAlma mater Exeter College, OxfordLeisure interests music, the classical world, golf, hill
walking, poetry,pastoral psychology
DETAILS OF BURJ-AL-ARAB
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Developer Jumeirah
Architect Tom Wright of Atkins
Rooms 202
Total floor area 111,500 m2 (1,200,000 sq ft)
Floors 60
Total height 321 m (1,053 ft)
Website burj-al-arab.com
The Burj Al Arab is a 5-star hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the fourth tallest hotel in the world. The Burj-Al-Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure whose shape mimics the sail of a ship
DETAILS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION
THE CONSTRUCTION STARTED ON THE YEAR 1994...
IT RESEMBLES A SAIL OF DHOW,IT IS AN ARABIAN VESSEL.
IT IS SIMILAR TO THE OPERA HOUSE IN SYNDNEY AND EIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS.
The architect and engineering consultant for the project was Atkins, the United Kingdom's largest multidisciplinary consultancy. The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts.
RESTAURANTSAL -MUNTAHA
Al Muntaha (Arabic for "Highest" or "Ultimate"), is located 200 m (660 ft) above the Persian Gulf, offering a view of Dubai. It is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 m (89 ft) from either side of the mast, and is accessed to a panoramic elevator.
RESTAURANTSAL -MUNTAHA
Al Muntaha (Arabic for "Highest" or "Ultimate"), is located 200 m (660 ft) above the Persian Gulf, offering a view of Dubai. It is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 m (89 ft) from either side of the mast, and is accessed to a panoramic elevator.
INTERIOR WAS DONE BY KHAUN CHEW
INTERIOR DESIGN
INTERIOR DESIGN
INTERIOR DESIGN
DIFFERENT VIEWS OF BURJ-AL-ARAB
BURJ-KHALIFA-THE TALLEST BUILDINGS
BIBILOGRAPHY INFORMATION:-
WWW.WIKIPEDIA.ORG,WWW.JUMERIAH.COM.
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