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Architect Frank Gehry, designer of Guggenheim Bilbao, dies at 96
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Architect Frank Gehry in front of a model of the World's Jewish Museum. (Courtesy)
Frank Gehry, whose daring and whimsical creations of leaning towers and sweeping sheets of curved metal, such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, made him a superstar in the world of architecture, died on Friday at the age of 96, The New York Times says.
Gehry was born Frank Owen Goldberg to Jewish parents in Toronto, Canada, and won several awards and honors throughout his career, including the US Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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