Frank Gehry
Canadian-American architect
Frank Owen Gehry (born Frank Owen Goldberg; February 28, 1929[1]) is a Canadian-American architect who won the Pritzker Prize in 1989. He is known for his buildings such as 8 Spruce Street, Dancing House, Port Olímpic, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. He built buildings across the United States and across South America.
Early life change
Gehry was born on February 28, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Polish-Jewish parents.[2] He was raised in Los Angeles, California. He stuided at Los Angeles City College and at the University of Southern California.[3] Gehry now lives in Santa Monica, California.
Career change
In 1989, Gehry won the Pritzker Prize.[4]
References change
- ↑ Karen Templer (1999-12-05). "Frank Gehry". Salon. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ↑ "In the News: Warsaw Jewish Museum In Poland". Isurvived.org. 2005-06-30. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ↑ Biography and Video Interview of Frank Gehry at Academy of Achievement
- ↑ Pritzker Architecture Prize, "Frank Gehry, 198 Laureate"; retrieved 2013-3-27.
Other websites change
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frank Gehry.
- Gehry Partners, LLP Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, Gehry's architecture firm
- Gehry Technologies, Inc., Gehry's technology firm
- Profile Archived 2006-06-28 at the Wayback Machine at the Pritzker Prize
- Fish Forms: Lamps by Frank Gehry Exhibition (2010) Archived 2013-04-15 at Archive.today at The Jewish Museum (New York)
- STORIES OF HOUSES: Frank Gehry's House in California
- Bidding for the National Art Museum of China’s new site
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