Remembering Frank Gehry and Looking Toward Architecture in 2026: This Week’s Review

Frank Gehry, Architect Who Bent the Skyline of Santa Monica and Beyond, Dies at 96

Santa Monica, Calif. - Frank O. Gehry, the visionary architect whose deconstructed bungalow on a quiet Santa Monica corner in the 1970s foreshadowed a career of audacious, curve-defying masterpieces that reshaped skylines from Bilbao to downtown Los Angeles, died on Dec. 5, 2025, at his home here. He was 96. The cause was a brief respiratory illness, according to Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at...

Remembering Frank Gehry and Looking Toward Architecture in 2026: This Week’s Review

LUMA Arles / Gehry Partners. Photography by Iwan Baan. Image Courtesy of Gehry Partners This week's news reflects architecture's simultaneous engagement with cultural reflection, professional legacy, and the material realities of building cities. The passing of Frank Gehry prompted a broader reassessment of late 20th- and early 21st-century architectural practice, while Shigeru Ban's selection as the recipient of the 2026 AIA Gold Medal brought …

Frank Gehry, visionary architect of iconic buildings, dies

At a glance: Frank Gehry, designer of the Guggenheim Museum in Spain, dies at 96 His bold, sculptural designs reshaped global architecture Pritzker Prize was among his numerous international honors He worked into his 90s and continued to influence design worldwide LOS ANGELES — Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved a level of worldwide acclaim seldom afforded any architect, has died.…