Vitra Campus Gallery
Frank Gehry, 2003
Along with the Vitra Design Museum, Frank Gehry created a gatehouse in 1989 with adjoining office space located at the entrance to the Vitra Campus. In 2003, this complex was expanded to the rear with an addition near the entrance of the Vitra Design Museum. It houses the Vitra Campus Gallery. The Vitra Campus Gallery offers visitors an in-depth overview of the Vitra Campus’s unique architectural history and evolution. The initial moment for the Vitra Campus in its current form was a fire in 1981.
Ever since, the Vitra company premises have developed into a place that combines design, architecture and nature in a unique way. In addition to displaying the history of the site, the Vitra Campus Gallery also provides deeper insights on the Campus, that continues to evolve.
The gatehouse is the entrance to the area of the Vitra Campus that is not open to the public, and which can only be visited by taking a guided architectural tour. It houses the company security staff as well as a utility room. Before the VitraHaus, Vitra‘s flagship store, was built in 2010, the front gate served as the gateway to the Vitra Campus.
Ever since, the Vitra company premises have developed into a place that combines design, architecture and nature in a unique way. In addition to displaying the history of the site, the Vitra Campus Gallery also provides deeper insights on the Campus, that continues to evolve.
The gatehouse is the entrance to the area of the Vitra Campus that is not open to the public, and which can only be visited by taking a guided architectural tour. It houses the company security staff as well as a utility room. Before the VitraHaus, Vitra‘s flagship store, was built in 2010, the front gate served as the gateway to the Vitra Campus.
About the architect
Frank Gehry, born 1929 in Toronto, Canada, earned a degree in architecture from the University of Southern California before studying urban planning at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.
In 1962 he founded the architectural firm Frank Gehry & Associates in Los Angeles. He designed the cardboard furniture series Easy Edges between 1969-72. Over the years he has taught at several universities, including Harvard and Yale, where he served as Charlotte-Davenport-Professorship of Architecture (1982, 1985, 1987-89) and where he still teaches.
Gehry has received numerous honorary doctorates from institutions including the University of Toronto, the University of Southern California, Yale University, Harvard University and the University of Edinburgh.
Further Projects for Vitra:
1989 Vitra Design Museum
1994 Vitra Center (Vitra's Headquarters), Birsfelden near Basel
2003 Vitra Design Museum Gallery
In 1962 he founded the architectural firm Frank Gehry & Associates in Los Angeles. He designed the cardboard furniture series Easy Edges between 1969-72. Over the years he has taught at several universities, including Harvard and Yale, where he served as Charlotte-Davenport-Professorship of Architecture (1982, 1985, 1987-89) and where he still teaches.
Gehry has received numerous honorary doctorates from institutions including the University of Toronto, the University of Southern California, Yale University, Harvard University and the University of Edinburgh.
Further Projects for Vitra:
1989 Vitra Design Museum
1994 Vitra Center (Vitra's Headquarters), Birsfelden near Basel
2003 Vitra Design Museum Gallery
