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Olympic Fish Pavilion in Barcelona, Spain takes its cues from the sea. A steel-metal fish sculpture adorns the top of this building, which was designed for the 1992 Olympic Village. Depending on the angle of the sun and weather conditions, the abstract creature changes colors.
Completed by Gehry in 1993, the Weisman Art Museum remains one of the jewels of the University of Minnesota’s campus. Its fractured façade is fitting for an art institution—the exterior looks as though it’s part of a Cubist painting.
The Dancing House, with its eye-catching silhouette, was given the nickname Fred and Ginger—after dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers—by Gehry himself. In 1996, its construction was controversial, as the building doesn’t fit among the Baroque, Gothic, and Art Nouveau for which Prague is known.
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, construction on this building started in 1998. It took five years for it to be completed, but it remains one of the premier cultural attractions in the city. Inspired by Gehry’s passion for sailing, the steel panels billow as if they’re wafting in the wind.
GEHRY HOUSE, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
This is the house that put Gehry on the architectural map. He surrounded the Santa Monica bungalow in corrugated steel with everyday materials like plywood. Although some loved it while others hated it, the redesign earned him fame and a slew of clients. The design has held up throughout the years; in 2012, it was awarded the prestigious Twenty-Five Year Award by the American Institute of Architects.
The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle (2000)
Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (2002)
Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York (2003)
Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2004)
BP Pedestrian Bridge, Millennium Park, Chicago (2004)
MARTa Herford, Herford, Germany (2005)
Hotel Marqués de Riscal in Elciego, Spain (2006)
The headquarters of IAC in Manhattan, New York City (2007)
Biomuseo in Panama City (2014)
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain
The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health of the Cleveland Clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada (2010)