Frank Gehry, one of the world’s most celebrated architects and a towering intellect whose designs transformed the cities they inhabited, died on Friday, December 5, at the age of 96. A monumental figure who demystified modern architecture and an early adopter of computer-driven design, Gehry became beloved for his luminescent, curvilinear structures that appeared to defy gravity. His postmodern designs of museums, concert halls, and libraries have become destinations for tourists as much as the venues themselves. His most revered accomplishment is arguably the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in northern Spain, which was immediately hailed as one of the masterpieces of 20th-century architecture when it opened to the public in 1997. Philip Johnson, no postmodernist slouch himself, called the museum design “the greatest building of our time” and proclaimed Gehry as “the greatest architect we have today.” To read the full story, visit the link in bio. . . . Frank Gehry on July 7, 2021 in Arl...