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GAD / PERSON PROFILE
Frank Gehry
Sculptural form developed through material and technical experimentation.
Background & practice
Gehry’s body of work ranges from the transformation of everyday buildings in Los Angeles to major museums and concert venues. His 1989 Pritzker record documents an experimental practice rooted in making and the expressive possibilities of ordinary materials.
How to read the work
At Fondation Louis Vuitton, curved glass and a complex assembly process turn a sketch into a sequence of galleries, terraces and changing views.
Professional recognition
1989 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate.
Attribution note
The foundation explicitly credits Gehry and describes collaboration with his Los Angeles teams.
DOCUMENTED CONNECTIONS
Selected project records
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