Frank Gehry

Frank Owen Gehry (born February 28, 1929) is an architect known for his interesting use of metal sheathing for his buildings. He was born in Toronto, Canada, but moved to California at age 17. He is today a naturalized American citizen and lives in Los Angeles. He is best known for building curvaceous structures that often include a lot of titanium. His most famous work, and the clearest expression of his style, is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

Works

Among others:

• Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA: Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College
• Berlin, Germany: DG Bank building at Pariser Platz
• Bilbao, Spain: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
• Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Cleveland, Ohio, USA: Peter B. Lewis Building, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
• Columbia, Maryland, USA: Exhibit Center, Merriweather Post Pavillion, Rouse Company Headquarters
• Dundee, Scotland: Maggie's Dundee Centre [1]
• Düsseldorf, Germany: The Neue Zollhof
• Hanover, Germany: Gehry Tower
• Los Angeles, California, USA: Walt Disney Concert Hall
• Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Frederick Weisman Museum of Art, University of Minnesota
• Prague, Czech Republic: Fred and Ginger Building
• Seattle, Washington, USA: Experience Music Project
• Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Art Gallery of Ontario renovation

Awards

• Pritzker Prize, 1989

External links

• Website on Frank Gehry with lots of pictures
• Pritzker Prize page on Gehry
• Collection of links to articles and picture collections about Gehry.