"I approach each building as a sculptural object, a spatial container, a space with light and air, a response to context and appropriateness of feeling and spirit. To this container, this sculpture, the user brings his baggage, his program, and interacts with it to accommodate his needs. If he can't do that, I've failed."
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Jews from the United StatesPresidential Medal of Freedom recipientsArchitects from the United StatesWolf Prize in Arts laureatesPeople from Toronto
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In: Blueprint. Nr. 90-92, 1992.
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Frank Gehry
Frank Owen Gehry, CC, FAIA (born Frank Owen Goldberg; February 28, 1929 – December 5, 2025) was a Canadian-born American architect.
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