Frank O. GEHRY

(1929~)

Canadian-US architect and designer who has lived in California since 1947. Frank Owen Gehry was often awarded for his deconstructivist architecture. A number of his buildings have become world-renowned attractions. The New York Times called him “the most highly praised US architect since Frank Lloyd Wright” | 1929 born in Toronto / Canada | 1947 moves to CaliforniA / USA | 1954 graduates from “University of Southern California” (USC), studies City Planning at “Harvard Graduate School of Design” | 1962 opens office in L.A. | 1989 receives Pritzker Architecture Prize | 1992 honoured by Praemium Imperiale from Japan’s imperial family | 2000 receives gold medal from “Royal Institute of British Architects” | 2002 gold medal for architecture from “American Academy of Arts and Letters”

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