Monday, June 25, 2007

the ferry


When we on a ferry it was my first time cause it was my first time on the ferry I was scared the water was so nice big and shining cause the sun was beaming on the water I was so amaze who I am going to take my girl on the ferry.

My model of my skysrcaper




my sky scraper


My skyscraper is in Coney Island on 23 st and Mermaid it is a Shopping Center that has a give away every week; It also has a shelter for homeless people that gives food and warm clothing as well as good beds. Every one is welcome, you can't miss the red glass building . So come down to the grand opening on April 21 2013 .

Frank Gehry


Dayshawn James


FRANK GEHRY

FRANK GEHRY was born in Canada on February 28, 1929 . His mother Thelma Caplanski left her parents, a couple with deep religious morals . While living in Toronto they agreed to change there last named to Caplan. His father was the owner of a hardware store .
Frank father lived in Brooklyn New York . He started as early immigrant. Frank had a hard time since his father died when he was 11 . Since Irvin Frank would be a fought for money on the streets he was very skilled. Since his farther fought a lot it made frank want to be a boxer, also he participate in karate .After Irvin moved to Canada he change jobs a lot .Then he met Thelma the women for him soon they got married.






A good student frank was getting a and b in all his classes , frank went to Hebrew school and his best was math ; he even spoke Yiddish . Frank work at his grand farther hardware and notice the tools around him. With the help of his grand farter they both built a small cities together .After frank farther got sick they move to L.A. and that when Frank attending a collage in L.A. . Frank was going to a art school but did not go but his other choice was USC . That when he realize that the architecture was a thing for him . Then frank had to find a job he became a delivery truck driver , a man that install breakfast nooks. Then f rank meet a women named Antia Snyder the women that he married (1952)and that when they change there last named to Gehry in 2 years .
They had 2 daughters they all went to Georgia then Paris then they got divorce 1966 then he remarried ten years later to Berta Isabel.
They live in a present house .







While he was in USC he work for a man named victor gruen associate and came back to work after living Harvard . He left L.A. for Europe in Paris and went back to his family to make firm . That
When he met peter esienman . His man company in Manhattan
That was 1000 feet . The building named after himself if like a glass type of building with a little white add to it with curves . It look like you in a glass house when the mirror make funny of u its just like that but big this building will draw so much people they have take a photo of it no mater what and it the best building I ever saw I my life time . It seem like it took him about 1 year to finish the building . You can find this building at Chelsea piers . The other building is tower Hanover is 80 feet have 8 floors and it have this to it twist the color of this building is a bronze type brown . The dancing house in Prague this building look like in the 80 with cartoon features with tub on the side looking like a pipe.






THE 2004 ago unveiled a $194 million (since risen to $254) redevelopment plan by architect none other than frank Gehry.
Some of his building is made out glass , wood , metal and other objects som e people be like who would make a building like that then other people will say frank gehry made this then they will say who that a great man who was famous he made a lot of building he got them all over the world its about 1,000 building he made he was also in the hit TV. show the Simpson’s . So he all over he still alive one day am going to see him and be like can u build me a building . no mater what people see they will say that a hot building so get out and explore.
And see if you can find a one of his building and be amaze of the work he has down.

Monday, June 18, 2007

At&T building


The ATt&T is now the sony building it is a 37 story hidhrise in manhattan , on madison av between 55th and 56th . It was designed by architect philip johnson . was built in 1984 measurement of seven stories high. it like a tan color.

the lip stick building


The lip stick building(also known as the 53rd at third) is one of the biggest buillding the color of the building is like a light red. It was built in 1986 it third it iis 453 foot (138meters) talls it is located on 885 thrid av near east 53rd street next to the citigroup center in manhattan. The architects Johnson/Buree architects

Friday, June 15, 2007

DAYSHAWN JAMES

YO my named is Dayshawn James and iam cool cat fly bo like where new stuff . I like to joke and play basketball and show of
how good i am so girls say go dayshawn you the man if you cant do it no one can iam smart but iam in summer school from playing around in the school so now i learn my mistake but any way also a sore loser i hate lose i start to cry , curse trow objects . I live with my mother i have 2 brothers one sister but we all live away from each 2 live with the farther 1 live with his mother and i live with my mother. so now you no about me.