Frank Gehry, legendary architect of Seattle’s MOPOP, dies at 96

Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed, including Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), has died. He was 96.

Gehry died Friday in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP.

Gehry’s fascination with modern pop art led to the creation of some of the most striking buildings ever constructed.

Frank Gehry becomes first architect to utilize CATIA in creation of MOPOP

For MOPOP’s groundbreaking design, Gehry became the first architect to harness Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA), a software used for 3D design, according to the museum’s website…

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