Dancing House / Frank Gehry
With its unusual shape, Gehry’s Dancing House in Prague is an example of deconstructivist architecture. It reflects a woman and man (Ginger Rogers and Fred Astair) dancing together. Deconstructivism uses non-rectilinear shapes to distort and dislocate elements of architecture, leaving a visual appearance characterised by unpredictability and chaos.
I’ve visited this building. I am great fan of Gehry’s work, although, this is a prime example of a building totally out of context. I know that the building is based on the neighboring building’s massing and punched windows. Although, it sticks out like a sore thumb. He has abstracted the building too far. It reminds me of a giant train wreck with little order or appeal.