US EditionFrank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96
- Friday morning, Gehry died following a brief respiratory illness, Meaghan Lloyd confirmed at his Santa Monica, Calif., home at age 96.
- The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao opened and launched the 'Bilbao effect', elevating the city while Gehry reshaped Los Angeles with the Walt Disney Concert Hall and more than 20 projects.
- He used CATIA and other digital tools to translate curved, non-linear forms into buildable structures, while incorporating corrugated steel, chain-link, and playful El Peix motifs.
- Among his honors were the Pritzker Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former U.S. president Barack Obama, reflecting his top architectural and national recognition.
- Obama said `The idea of what architecture could be, he decided to upend`, praising Gehry's advocacy for arts education and his legacy in transforming cities into cultural destinations.
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Frank Gehry Replaced Boxy Buildings With Joyful Designs
Frank Gehry, a giant of American architecture who designed buildings in never-before-seen shapes in imaginative attempts to invoke joy—bringing him critical and popular acclaim—has died. He was 96. Gehry's chief of staff said he died Friday at his home in Santa Monica after a brief illness, the New...
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Frank Gehry Dies: Legendary Architect Who Designed Disney Concert Hall, The Guggenheim in Bilbao & Google’s Venice Campus Was 96
Frank Gehry, the L.A.-based architect who designed the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and campuses used by Google and Facebook, has died.
Toronto (Canada), 5 Dec (EFE).- The architect Frank Gehry, who died this Friday at the age of 96 in his home in Santa Monica (USA), has left his mark in many countries, sometimes controversial but always spectacular. This is the map of 10 of his main works. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rss-efe607aac5d-3aaa7-4581-80e0-7d8b9c7a51bb-hd-web.mp4 1. The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (1997, Spain): Considered by specialists and media a…
Frank Gehry, Architect of Disney Hall, Guggenheim Bilbao, Dies at 96
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Frank O. Gehry, architect and designer whose steel-covered Walt Disney Concert Hall transformed the landscape of downtown Los Angeles, died at his Santa Monica home on Dec. 5 at age 96. His death followed a brief respiratory illness, Gehry Partners chief of staff Meaghan Lloyd said. Gehry, who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1989, is considered the most recognizable American architect since Frank Lloyd Wright. He was …
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