Famed architect and designer Frank Gehry, whose imaginative designs played a key role in shaping the urban landscape of Los Angeles, has died at 96.

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

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Gehry rose to prominence in the 1970s and went on to become one of the most prolific architects in modern history. There are more than 20 Gehry-designed buildings in Los Angeles, including the shimmering Walt Disney Concert Hall. Completed in 2003 on Grand Avenue in downtown LA, the dramatically curving exterior walls are made from 6,000 steel panels.

He also designed the Gehry Residence, several Loyola Law School buildings, the Spi

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