Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas
The late Frank Gehry’s career stands as one of the most influential and contested in modern architecture, reshaping skylines and expanding the expressive possibilities of building design. From his early rejection of cold, formulaic Modernism—most famously expressed in the radical remodeling of his Santa Monica home—Gehry forged an architectural language grounded in experimentation, material honesty, and surprise.
As digital design tools expanded his reach, Gehry’s works took on a heightened sculptural character. Landmark projects such as the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Fondation Louis Vuitton combined sweeping form with rigorous functionality, redefining the relationship among architecture, city, and public life.
Though often associated with Postmodernism and Deconstructivism, Gehry resisted stylistic confinement, working fluidly across approaches throughout his long career. Admired and controversial in equal measure, his work remains imaginative, provocative, and transformative. In a richly detailed program, Bill Keene, a lecturer in history, urban studies, and architecture, examines Gehry’s life, career, and legacy.
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