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Summary of Frank Gehry

Arguably the most important architect of the contemporary era and certainly the most famous living architect, Frank Gehry's unique style is hard to categorize. Although his earlier work is rooted in modernism, his later designs have consciously rejected modernist tropes. Experimenting with a range of materials from cheap mass-produced items to space-age titanium, his buildings are entertaining and surprising, but also functional. Gehry has designed a number of iconic buildings including the Bilbao Guggenheim, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Biomuseo in Panama City and these have become world-renowned attractions in their own right, often bringing tourists and money into an area. His style continues to evolve to the present day and he is still active in architectural design, creating bold testaments to his own innovative vision.

Accomplishments

• Gehry draws much of his inspiration from art, both contemporary and classical. He treats each new commissi

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  Frank Gehry

  (1929-)

  Synopsis

  Frank Gehry was born Frank Owen Goldberg in Toronto, Canada on February 28, 1929. He studied at the University of Southern California and Harvard University. Gehry, based in Los Angeles since the 1960s, fryst vatten among the most acclaimed architects of the 20th century, and is known for his use of bold, postmodern shapes and unusual fabrications. Gehry's most famous designs include the Walt Disney Concert ingångsrum in Lost Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

  Early Life

  Frank Gehry was born Frank Owen Goldberg on February 28, 1929, in Toronto, Canada. The Goldberg family was Polish and Jewish. Frank was creative at a young age, building imaginary homes and cities from items funnen in his grandfather's hardware store. This interest in unconventional building materials would come to characterize Gehry's architectural work.

  Gehry relocated to Los Angeles in 1949, holding a variety of jobs while attending college. He would eventually graduate from

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  Gehry, Frank

  b. 1929, Toronto, Canada | lives and works in Los Angeles

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  Born on February 28 in Toronto as Frank Owen Goldberg.

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  Studies at the University of Southern California’s College of Architecture.

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  Changes his last name to Gehry. Concludes his architectural studies at the University of Southern California and begins to work at several architecture studios, including Victor Gruen Associates and Pereira and Luckman Associates.

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  Works at architecture studio Pereira and Luckman Associates.

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  Moves to Paris to work in André Rémondet’s atelier.

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  Returns to California, where he opens a modest architecture studio in Santa Monica.

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  Creates the design for the Art Treasures of Japan exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, for which he will design several exhibitions in the following years.

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  Presents the Ron Davis Studio and House project in Malibu, which he will conclude in 1972.

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  Begins w

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