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I don't think all buildings have to be iconic, but the history of the world has shown us that cultures build iconic buildings for their major public buildings.


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Author Bio


  • NameFrank Gehry
  • DescriptionCanadian-American (b.1929)
  • AliasesFrank Owen Gehry; Frank O. Gehry
  • BornFebruary 28, 1929
  • CountryCanada; United States Of America
  • ProfessionArchitect; Sculptor
  • WorksDZ Bank Building; 8 Spruce Street; Louis Vuitton Foundation For Creation; Walt Disney Concert Hall; Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
  • AwardsAIA Gold Medal; National Medal Of Arts; Pritzker Architecture Prize; Praemium Imperiale; Steiger Award; The Dorothy And Lillian Gish Prize; Wolf Prize; Royal Gold Medal; Companion Of The Order Of Canada; Princess Of Asturias Award - Art