Legendary Architect Frank Gehry Has Died at the Age of 96

"Since establishing his architectural practice in Los Angeles in 1962, Gehry explored several areas of design interest and iterations of style throughout the long span of his career. His 1970s Easy Edges and Experimental Edges furniture lines, made of cardboard and fiberboard, were the first works to gain him national interest, as they explored ideas of affordable, sustainable, mass-produced seating during the United States' environmental movement."

"Gehry became an international star for his design of the Guggenheim Bilbao, an undulating titanium and limestone building that also cemented his architectural style. The 1997 project not only brought a major art museum to the quiet, impoverished Spanish city on the Nervión River, but it catalyzed an economic and tourism boom that transformed the town into a cultural destination."

Frank Gehry, a Canadian-born American architect, died in Santa Monica, California, at age 96 on December 5. He established an architectural practice in Los Angeles in 1962 and pursued diverse design interests across a long career. His 1970s Easy Edges and Experimental Edges furniture lines used cardboard and fiberboard to explore affordable, sustainable, mass-produced seating. A sculptural renovation of his Santa Monica bungalow established his avant-garde reputation and linked him to Deconstructivism. He won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1989 after completing the Vitra Design Museum. The 1997 Guggenheim Bilbao cemented his style and spurred the so-called "Bilbao Effect," driving economic and tourism revitalization.

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