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The Dancing House (Czech: Tančící dům), or Ginger and Fred, is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building on the Rašínovo nábřeží (Rašín Embankment) in Prague, Czech Republic. It was designed by the Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in cooperation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant ...
Walking around the Frank Gehry Dancing House is like walking into an M.C. Escher painting! What makes the Dancing House in Prague exciting is its perspective-warping shape. Its two towers — one glass and the other rock — look like giant sculptures.
With the intention of creating an emblematic building in Prague, the Dutch bank, Nationale-Netherlanden (previously ING), commissioned the architects, Frank Gehry and V. Milunic, to accomplish an innovative architectural project, entrusting them with an almost unlimited budget and complete artistic freedom.
Frank Gehry. The Dancing House (Czech: Tancici dum) or Fred and Ginger is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building in Prague, Czech Republic, at Rasinovo nabrezi (Rasin's riverbank).
This pillar of modern architecture in Prague “danced” onto the Rašínovo Embankment in 1996. The project comes from the drawing board of world-renowned architects Vlado Milunić and Frank O. Gehry.
Feb 19, 2023 · The Dancing House was designed by the renowned architects Vlado Milunić and Frank Gehry, and was completed in 1996. The building was originally designed to represent the two famous dancers, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, with its curvy and organic form.
Jan 15, 2019 · After Jean Nouvel turned down the invitation, Frank Gehry accepted. He nicknamed the project Fred and Ginger. The principles adopted include contrast of the static and dynamic (yin & yang) “figures” of “Fred” and “Ginger”, “Fred” having the head hair ball dominant called “Medusa”.
