Architect Frank Gehry has died: See his most iconic buildings [View all]
Source: Yahoo news
Architect Frank Gehry died Friday after a brief respiratory illness in his Santa Monica, Calif. home, the New York Times reports. He was 96.
The Canada-born Gehry was hailed as the “most important architect of our age” by Vanity Fair in 2010. Known for his dynamic building designs that used unexpected materials and often seemed to defy logic and gravity, Gehry made a name for himself in 1978, when he redesigned his Santa Monica home utilizing industrial materials such as chain-link fencing. Since then, he has crafted many unique buildings around the world that have become tourist attractions in their own right.
Below are some of Gehry’s most famous works.
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Gehry’s home in Santa Monica was originally a Dutch colonial-style house built in the 1920s. Gehry built upon the original structure using materials like corrugated metal, chain link and glass. Although the unconventional design alienated some neighbors, it became a tourist attraction. Gehry resided there for four decades.
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