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Frank Gehry (American, 1929)
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Frank Gehry
Abu Dhabi 2007
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Frank Gehry
House 1 2007
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Biography |
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Born February 28, 1929 in Toronto, Canada |
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Became a pioneering architect recognized widely for his inventive and unique forms and practices |
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1954 - Received his undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Southern California |
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1989 -The award of the Pritzker Architecture Prize |
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His earliest work evolved from a Modernist idiom suggesting the varied influences of such pioneers as Harwell Hamilton Harris, Richard Neutra, and Frank Lloyd Wright. His distinctive formal vocabulary developed in early residential commissions in which he explored the expressive potential of humble materials and infused the architectural envelope with a sense of movement. As his practice expanded, the scope of his commissions grew to include exhibition design, furniture, libraries, office buildings, restaurants, schools, and visual and performing arts venues. |
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Frank O. Gehry & Associates has grown to over 140 employees, and the geographic terrain covered by the firm's work includes the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. |
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