Architecture

Frank Gehry, the acclaimed architect behind landmark buildings such as the Guggenheim Bilbao, Walt Disney Concert Hall and DZ Bank, died Friday at his Santa Monica home at age 96 after a brief respiratory illness, his death confirmed by Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP. He was a Pritzker Prize laureate and recipient of honors including the RIBA Gold Medal and Companion of the Order of Canada, celebrated for his wildly imaginative, sculptural architecture.