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Excerpt
from
"The Pritzker
Architecture Prize".
"...The belief that "architecture is art" has been a part of
Frank Gehry's being for as long as he can remember. In fact, when asked if he
had any mentors or idols in the history of architecture, his reply was to pick
up a Brancusi photograph on his desk, saying, "Actually, I tend to think more in
terms of artists like this. He has had more influence on my work than most
architects. In fact, someone suggested that my skyscraper that won a New York
competition looked like a Brancusi sculpture. I could name Alvar Aalto from the
architecture world as someone for whom I have great respect, and of course,
Philip Johnson."... " ----------- Read the whole
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