Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry was one of the world's most influential architects. His designs for the likes of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA are bold statements that imposed a new aesthetic of architecture on the world at large, enlivening streetscapes and creating new destinations. Gehry extended his vision beyond brick-and-mortar, collaborating with artists such as Claes Oldenberg and Richard Serra, and designing watches, teapots and a line of jewelry for Tiffany & Co.

Gehry refused to slow down or compromise his fierce vision: in his '80s, he and his team at Gehry Partners worked on a $4 billion development of the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, and a spectacular Guggenheim museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which interpreted local architecture traditions into a language all his own.