Frank Gehry

Frank Owen Gehry (born Frank Owen Goldberg; February 28, 1929 – December 5, 2025) was a Canadian-American architect who won the Pritzker Prize in 1989. He was known for his buildings such as 8 Spruce Street, Dancing House, Port Olímpic, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. He built buildings across the United States and across South America.

Early life
Gehry was born on February 28, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Polish-Jewish parents. He was raised in Los Angeles, California. He studied at Los Angeles City College and at the University of Southern California.Biography and Video Interview of Frank Gehry at Academy of Achievement Gehry now lives in Santa Monica, California.

Career
In 1989, Gehry won the Pritzker Prize.Pritzker Architecture Prize,  "Frank Gehry, 198 Laureate"; retrieved 2013-3-27. 

Death
Gehry died from respiratory failure at his home in Santa Monica, California on December 5, 2025, at the age of 96.

References

Other websites

Gehry Partners, LLP , Gehry's architecture firm
Gehry Technologies, Inc., Gehry's technology firm
Profile  at the Pritzker Prize
Fish Forms: Lamps by Frank Gehry Exhibition (2010)  at The Jewish Museum (New York)
STORIES OF HOUSES: Frank Gehry's House in California
Bidding for the National Art Museum of China’s new site

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