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Frank Gehry

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The late designer was best known for his distinctive buildings, but the first show since his death last year focuses on his non-architectural pieces

Although Frank Gehry is best known as a world famou…

55 days ago

Like a concrete aircraft carrier: was LA’s giant new $724m gallery really worth all the carbon emissions? ⊕⊕

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Built on tar swamps and two tortuous decades in the making, LACMA’s latest addition used twice as much metal as the Eiffel Tower. How did America supersize revered architect Peter Zumthor?

Driving dow…

4 months ago

The acclaimed US opera singer refuses to restrict himself or his audience. His current Barbican residency sees him range across genres. Always ask questions, always engage, he says. He talks ‘capital…

6 months ago

From his home town of Los Angeles, the architect designed a career around defying what was predictable

In Frank Gehry’s world, no building was left untilted, unexposed or untouched by unconventional m…

He made buildings that looked like slouching drunks and quarrelling couples but it was the Spanish museum that secured his ‘starchitect’ status – a creation that became something of a curse

Frank Gehr…

There was a strong Hollywood connection: he was friends with Brad Pitt, and worked for Bono of U2 and actor Dennis Hopper.
Gehry blended pop art with monumental architecture that reshaped skylines from Prague to Los Angeles and New York City.
As one of architecture's most provocative and creative forces, Frank Gehry was behind intriguing buildings the world over.
Gehry was known for his experimental metallic designs.

The architect, whose work included the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, died after a brief illness

Frank Gehry, one of the most influential and distinctive talents i…

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