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The Gehry tower in Hanover The Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park Frank Owen Gehry (born Ephraim Goldberg on February 28 , 1929 ) is an architect known for his sculptural approach to building design. He was born in Toronto , Canada , but moved at age 17 to California , where he studied at Los Angeles City College before graduating from the University of Southern California School of Architecture. He then studied city planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design . He is today a naturalized American citizen and lives in Los Angeles . He is best known for building curvaceous structures, often covered with reflective metal. His most famous work, and the clearest expression of his style, is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao , Spain , which is covered in titanium . Gehry's style is derived from late modernism. The tortured, warped forms of his structures are considered expressions of the deconstructivist (DeCon) school of modernist architecture. The DeCon movement departs from modernism in its de-emphasis of societal goals and functional necessity. Unlike early modernist structures, DeCon structures are not required to reflect specific social ideas (e.g. speed, universality of form), and they do not reflect a belief that form follows function. DeCon, which Gehry has continued to refine, is also known as the Santa Monica school of architecture. This region of the United States has produced the greatest range of experimentation in the field of DeCon design and contains the largest concentration of the structures. Gehry is considered a modern architectural icon and celebrity. He has appeared in Apple 's black and white " Think Different " pictorial ad campaign that associates offbeat but revered figures with Apple's design philosophy.¹ His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions.² Many museums, firms, and cities seek Gehry's services as a badge of distinction, regardless of the product he delivers.³ Seattle's EMP music museum represents this phenomenon at its most extreme. Microsoft's Paul Allen chose Gehry as the architect of an urban structure to house his public collection of music history artifacts. Gehry, on the strength of his celebrity status, was selected to design the building. While the result was undeniably unique, critical reaction came in the form of withering attacks. The bizarre color choices, the total disregard for architectural harmony with the built and natural surroundings, and the mammoth scale led to accusations that Gehry had simply "got it wrong." Admirers of the building remind critics that similar attacks were levelled against the Eiffel Tower in the late 19th century, and that only historical perspective would allow a fair evaluation of the building's merits. Recently, Gehry has appeared to repeat himself. The disjointed metal panoply that has become Gehry's trademark may be on the verge of over-exposure. Almost all of his recent work seems derivative of his landmark Bilbao Guggenheim. His critics and admirers alike are watching with anticipation to see whether Gehry is able to produce equally compelling forms in a different idiom.⁴

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His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions . Many museums , companies , and cities seek Gehry's services as a badge of distinction, beyond the product he delivers. However, it was his private residence in Santa Monica , California , which jump-started his career, lifting it from the status of "paper architecture," a phenomenon that many famous architects have experienced in their formative decades through experimentation almost exclusively on paper before receiving their first major commission in later years.

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Frank Owen Gehry , CC (born Frank Owen Goldberg ; ( 1929-02-28 ) 28 February 1929) is a Canadian architect, currently a United States resident based in Los Angeles . A number of his buildings, including his private residence, have become world-renowned tourist attractions . His works are cited as being among the most important works of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey , which led Vanity Fair to label him as "the most important architect of our age". The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies on the University of Cincinnati campus; Experience Music Project in Seattle ; New World Center in Miami Beach ; Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis ; Dancing House in Prague ; the Vitra Design Museum and the museum MARTa Herford in Germany; the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto; the Cinémathèque française in Paris; and 8 Spruce Street in New York City . It was his private residence in Santa Monica, California , that jump-started his career, lifting it from the status of "paper architecture"—a phenomenon that many famous architects have experienced in their formative decades through experimentation almost exclusively on paper before receiving their first major commission in later years. Gehry is also the designer of the future National Dwight D. "Frank Gehry clears the air" , Globe and Mail , July 28, 2010 Tyrnauer, Matt (June 30, 2010).

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Canadian–American architect Frank Owen Gehry , CC , FAIA ( / ˈ ɡ ɛər i / ; born Frank Owen Goldberg ; ( 1929 -02-28 ) February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-born American architect, residing in Los Angeles . A number of his buildings , including his private residence, have become world-renowned attractions . His works are cited as being among the most important works of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey , which led Vanity Fair to label him as "the most important architect of our age". The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies on the University of Cincinnati campus; Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle ; New World Center in Miami Beach ; Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis ; Dancing House in Prague; the Vitra Design Museum and the MARTa Herford museum in Germany; the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto; the Cinémathèque Française in Paris; and 8 Spruce Street in New York City. It was his private residence in Santa Monica, California , that jump-started his career. Gehry is also the designer of the future National Dwight D. Reinhart, Anthony (July 28, 2010) "Frank Gehry clears the air" , The Globe and Mail Tyrnauer, Matt (June 30, 2010).

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Canadian–American architect (born 1929) Frank Owen Gehry CC FAIA ( / ˈ ɡ ɛər i / ; né Goldberg ; born ( 1929-02-28 ) February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-born American architect and designer. A number of his buildings , including his private residence in Santa Monica, California , have become world-renowned attractions . His works are considered among the most important of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey , leading Vanity Fair to call him "the most important architect of our age". He is also the designer of the National Dwight D.

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Canadian-American architect (born 1929) Frank Owen Gehry CC FAIA ( / ˈ ɡ ɛər i / GAIR -ee ; né Goldberg ; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings , including his private residence in Santa Monica, California , have become attractions . Gehry rose to prominence in the 1970s with his distinctive style that blended everyday materials with complex, dynamic structures. Gehry's approach to architecture has been described as deconstructivist , though he himself resists categorization. His works are considered among the most important of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey , leading Vanity Fair to call him "the most important architect of our age". Gehry is known for his postmodern designs and use of bold, unconventional forms and materials. His most famous works include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, and the National Dwight D. These buildings are characterized by their sculptural, often undulating exteriors and innovative use of materials such as titanium and stainless steel. Throughout his career, Gehry has received numerous awards and honors, including the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1989, considered the field's highest honor. He has also been awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the United States. Gehry's influence extends beyond architecture; he has designed furniture, jewelry, and liquor bottles.

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