Frank Gehry

Also known as Frank Owen Gehry, Frank O. Gehry, Ephraim Owen Goldberg, Frank Goldberg, Frank Owen Goldberg

Frank Owen Gehry was a Canadian and American architect and designer known for his postmodern designs and use of unconventional forms and materials. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. His most famous works include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. These buildings are characterized by their sculptural, often undulating exteriors and innovative use of materials such as titanium and stainless steel.

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Frank Gehry is a Canadian and American architect famous for creating distinctive buildings with sculptural, curving shapes and innovative materials like titanium and stainless steel. His designs have made him one of the most influential architects of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, with iconic buildings like the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall becoming major cultural landmarks and tourist attractions.

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Gender: Male
Country: Canada
Active from: 1929
Active to: 2025

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Instance of: human
Family name: Goldberg
Gender: male
Citizenship: Canada
Place of birth: Toronto
Place of death: Santa Monica
Occupation: draftsperson
Educated at: Harvard University
Employer: Columbia University
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: Dancing House
Field of work: jewelry
Movement: postmodern architecture
Military branch: United States Army
Official website: www.foga.com
Image: Frank Gehry, Viljo Revell Centenary reception, 2010 (S2311 fl2969 it0089) (cropped).jpg
Work location: Santa Monica

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Commons category: Frank Gehry
date of birth: 1929-02-28
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
topic's main category: Category:Frank Gehry
birth name: Frank Owen Goldberg
Commons Creator page: Frank Gehry
owner of: Gehry Residence
has works in the collection: Museum of Arts and Design
floruit: 2014-01-01
artist files at: Université du Québec à Montréal
start of work period: 1957-01-01
end of work period: 2020-00-00
date of death: 2025-12-05
described at URL: baike.sogou.com/v169799.htm
name in native language: Frank Gehry

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Frank Owen Gehry (/ˈɡɛəri/ GAIR-ee; né Goldberg; February 28, 1929 – December 5, 2025) was a Canadian and American architect and designer known for his postmodern designs and use of unconventional forms and materials. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. His most famous works include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. These buildings are characterized by their sculptural, often undulating exteriors and innovative use of materials such as titanium and stainless steel.

Gehry rose to prominence in the 1970s with his distinctive style that blended everyday materials with complex, dynamic structures. Gehry's approach to architecture was described as deconstructivist, though he resisted categorization. His works are considered among the most important of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey, leading Vanity Fair to call him "the most important architect of our age".

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