Overview
- Gehry died on Dec. 5 at his Santa Monica home after a brief respiratory illness, confirmed by his chief of staff Meaghan Lloyd, with The New York Times first reporting the news.
- The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (1997) became a global case study in the 'Bilbao Effect,' drawing sustained tourism and helping catalyze urban regeneration.
- Other signature works include Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, the Dancing House in Prague, and 8 Spruce Street in New York.
- Honors included the 1989 Pritzker Architecture Prize and the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom, recognizing a career that blended material experimentation with digital modeling.
- Gehry Partners’ pipeline continues, with projects such as Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, a concert hall for the Colburn School in Los Angeles, and a Louis Vuitton flagship in Beverly Hills; he is survived by his wife, Berta, and children Sam, Alejandro and Brina, with daughter Leslie predeceasing him.