Frank Gehry, Visionary Architect of the Bilbao Guggenheim, Dies at 96

Overview

• Gehry died on December 5 at his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, according to his chief of staff and office.
• He is survived by his wife, Berta, and four children.
• Signature works include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, and Prague’s Dancing House.
• Honors included the 1989 Pritzker Prize, with his Bilbao museum widely cited as a landmark of contemporary architecture and urban renewal.
• Tributes followed his death, with LVMH’s Bernard Arnault praising his unparalleled ability to shape form and inspire the group’s cultural institutions.