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Famed Architect Frank Gehry Has Died — This College Campus Building Was One of His Creations
The Vontz Center, designed by Gehry in 1999, is recognized as one of the 50 most architecturally interesting university buildings in the U.S.
- Updated Dec 13, 2025: Famed architect Frank Gehry died on Friday at age 96, associates said he succumbed after a brief respiratory illness.
- At the University of Cincinnati, the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies stands as one of Gehry's local projects, designed in 1999 and housing many biomedical labs near Martin Luther King Drive and Eden Avenue.
- The Vontz Center's roofline features angled planes and multistory windows that create movement, while brick cladding and a cruciform plan with skylights organize labs and offices along the north-south and east-west axes.
- The Guggenheim Museum's description notes the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies `provides an animated welcome` at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, and Gehry leaves behind hundreds of landmark buildings including the Guggenheim Museum in Spain.
- Gehry often experimented with materials, for example a piece of titanium that turned golden after rain, and collaborators say Bilbao cost $300 per square foot with software to `demystify shapes` and reduce costs.
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