Frank Gehry has died
6 days ago
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- Frank Gehry, a legendary and influential architect, has died at the age of 96.
- Known for his avant-garde and experimental style, Gehry gained fame with the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
- He broke from traditional architectural principles, using unconventional shapes and materials in a style called deconstructivism.
- Gehry designed iconic structures worldwide, including the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago and the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris.
- His work was described as having a 'highly refined, sophisticated, and adventurous aesthetic.'
- Gehry won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1989 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
- He is survived by his wife, Berta Isabel Aguilera, and four children.