As Archinect reported yesterday, iconic Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry has passed away at 96. Over a career spanning more than six decades, Gehry reshaped the possibilities of architectural form, becoming a household name far beyond architectural circles. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1989, but his real impact lay in elevating architecture to a form of public spectacle and civic engagement.
“You find these things, don’t be reticent to explore them!” Gehry told Archinect as advice to new generations of architects in 2019. “I think architects have a big role, because of the talents you bring. We take inert materials and make feeling.”
Below, we look back at some of Gehry’s most iconic works of architecture, exemplifying the architect’s merging of architecture and materiality with expressive, liberating forms.
Frank and Berta Gehry Residence, Santa Monica, CA (1978)
Completed in phases beginning…
Original article: Ten essential projects by the late Frank Gehry
