"For an architect whose name and work have become known all over the world by laypeople and architecture fans alike, Frank Gehry's buildings are about as far from the mainstream as one can get. Bent, curved, and clad in shiny metal, the most famous buildings by Gehry, who died last week at 96, are also the most improbable. Coming up with the"
"Gehry worked for decades to advance new technologies and project management approaches that radically changed how architects work and the inventiveness they've been able to bring to modern buildings. "On the technology front he was really a pioneer," says Aviad Almagor, vice president of innovation at the construction technology company Trimble. A visionary luddite Despite claiming a near-incomprehension of computers,"
Frank Gehry achieved global recognition for bold, bent, curved, and shiny metal-clad buildings that defy mainstream architectural norms. Landmark projects include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Gehry advanced architectural technologies and project-management methods across decades, enabling the realization of complex, swooping forms. Gehry Partners implemented high-end computing and engineering solutions beginning in the 1980s, even as Gehry claimed limited computer comprehension. Industry leaders credit these technological and managerial innovations with reshaping how architects design, engineer, and construct modern buildings.
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