Is Frank Gehry designing the expansion?
Yes, Gehry Partners already has completed the initial design, and it is an exciting concept. Although WAMs expansion is a very small project for the Gehry firm today, it is rare that an architect gets a chance to design an addition to one of his own buildings and Frank Gehry is excited about the possibility this offers. WAM represents a turning point in Gehrys career and this expansion will allow him to introduce his current design thinking into this landmark building. Why did you choose Gehry to design the expansion? WAMs building is a work of art in its own right. Gehry, the original artist, is the one to design the expansion. WAM was the first art museum Frank Gehry designed. It is still the only one he has designed in the United States. Shortly after WAM opened in 1993, Gehrys Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, catapulted him into rock-star status in the architecture world. Gehry Partners has already done conceptual designs and WAM has commissioned Gehry to take this project throu
