Sketch of Sketches of Frank Gehry film - 8
Sketches of Frank Gehry is a 2005 American documentary film directed by Sydney Pollack and produced by Ultan Guilfoyle, about the life and work of the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. The film was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Pollack and Gehry had been friends and mutual admirers for years. The film features footage of various Gehry-designed buildings, including a hockey arena for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The film includes interviews with other noted figures, including the following:
- Charles Arnoldi
- Barry Diller
- Michael Eisner
- Hal Foster
- Bob Geldof
- Dennis Hopper
- Charles Jencks
- Philip Johnson
- Thomas Krens (former director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum)
- Herbert Muschamp
- Michael Ovitz
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Edward Ruscha
- Esa-Pekka Salonen
- Julian Schnabel
- Dr Milton Wexler (Gehry's therapist)
The film also discusses work on Gehry's own residence, which was one of the first works that brought him to notoriety.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketches_of_Frank_Gehry
Sketch of Sketches of Frank Gehry film - 1
Quick sketches of the movie.
Sketches of Frank Gehry is a 2005 American documentary film directed by Sydney Pollack and produced by Ultan Guilfoyle, about the life and work of the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. The film was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Pollack and Gehry had been friends and mutual admirers for years. The film features footage of various Gehry-designed buildings, including a hockey arena for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The film includes interviews with other noted figures, including the following:
- Charles Arnoldi
- Barry Diller
- Michael Eisner
- Hal Foster
- Bob Geldof
- Dennis Hopper
- Charles Jencks
- Philip Johnson
- Thomas Krens (former director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum)
- Herbert Muschamp
- Michael Ovitz
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Edward Ruscha
- Esa-Pekka Salonen
- Julian Schnabel
- Dr Milton Wexler (Gehry's therapist)
The film also discusses work on Gehry's own residence, which was one of the first works that brought him to notoriety.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketches_of_Frank_Gehry
Unified Port Of San Diego, California
Top Of The Market Interior, San Diego
Toast Restaurant On Queen East, Toronto
The restaurant filled with vintage furniture and collectible form the owner.Looking straight into the kitchen, the old fridge beer cooler, the Goodwill store paintings and the furniture created the nice environment for brunch or dinner.
From the Toast web:
5 years ago, the owner of a soon-to-be-opened Queen East eatery read a Fran Lebowitz article slamming stupid restaurant names. Among the subjects of her disdain was a New York resto called Bonjour Croissant. If this were France, she posed, why would anyone want to eat in a place called Hello Toast?
And so the Toronto restaurateur christened his new spot just that. Half a decade and a new set of owners later, Toast is a renowned South Riverdale fixture. Toast has that worn-around-the-edges, laid-back comfort that feels more like Montreal than Toronto: exposed brick, slightly dim, with toast shapes stencilled haphazardly in gold on a black coloured ceiling. '50s-style chairs and tables fill the room. Eat on art, some tables have canvases mounted on top that feature the work of local artists. A top a bank teller's cage which serves as the bar is a collection of ancient toaster all signed by celebrities.
A brunch hot spot, Toast also features a lunch and dinner menu. Lunch combines our ever popular brunch items with a selection of fresh sandwiches and pastas. Dinner is a laid back elegance, with the room going upscale a notch featuring a menu that is a fusion of local and international cuisine. Nightly specials compliment the regular menu. Be sure and look for our holiday menus. They are always inspired!
http://www.toastrestaurant.ca/thestory.html
Korean Tofu Restaurant On Bloor, Toronto
Ideal Coffee On Ossington, Toronto - I
Girl sat on one of the many vintage chairs at Ideal Coffee.At i deal coffee our beans are carefully selected and roasted with the desire to return to the traditional, “old style” bakery or roasterie of the past, yet be able to still accommodate the demands of the 21st century consumers who want their Guatemalan Huehuetenango organic, bird friendly, co-operatively farmed coffee roasted to a dark french and poured in an eighteen second double shot espresso.
i deal coffee uses a system where we grade each of our coffee’s for its sustainability factor using four categories we feel contribute to an ideal world. These are; environmentally, socially, politically and economically.
http://www.idealcoffees.com/pages/about.html
Ho Su Bistro Queen, Restaurant, Toronto
Frankie Tomato Restaurant, Markham
Back View Of Toronto City Hall
In 1957, then Mayor Nathan Phillips convinced City Council to hold an international design competition for a new City Hall on the northwest corner of Queen and Bay. A total of 520 designs were received from 42 different countries.The winner of the competition was Finnish architect, Viljo Revell.
Because Mr. Revell was not registered as an architect in Canada, the Canadian firm John B. Parkin Associates assisted him with the City Hall project. Successors to that company still act as consultants on important architectural issues affecting the building.
Viljo Revell's design was divided into three main parts: the podium, the convex circular council chamber and two office towers of differing heights. The entire City Hall complex had a sculptural quality that would make it a striking landmark and ideal symbol of a growing city.
Construction commenced on November 7, 1961, and the building was opened on September 13, 1965 by Governor General Georges Vanier. The final cost of the new City Hall was approximately $31 million.
Tragically, Viljo Revell died of a heart attack 10 months prior to the opening ceremonies. He was 54.
http://www.toronto.ca/city_hall_tour/history.htm











































