Architect Frank Gehry has died: See his most iconic buildings
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.
Gehry House (1978)
