Frank Gehry, the celebrated architect known for his imaginative and genre-shifting designs like the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall, has died at 96, leaving behind a legacy of iconic structures and numerous prestigious awards.
Architect Frank Gehry, widely celebrated for his imaginative and genre-shifting designs, has passed away at the age of 96. He is globally recognized for iconic works such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Over his extensive and prolific career, Gehry received architecture’s highest honors, which include the Pritzker Prize, the RIBA gold medal, the Americans for the Arts lifetime achievement award, and Canada’s Companion of the Order.