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    Frank Gehry

    Canadian-American architect (born 1929)

    Frank Owen GehryCCFAIA (GAIR-ee; né Goldberg; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions.

    He rose to prominence in the 1970s with his distinctive style that blended everyday materials with complex, dynamic structures. Gehry's approach to architecture has been described as deconstructivist, though he himself resists categorization. His works are considered among the most important of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey, leading Vanity Fair to call him "the most important architect of our age".[2] Gehry is known for his postmodern designs and use of bold, unconventional forms and materials. His most famous works include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Pa

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    The Parc des Ateliers in the 21st century


    2002: Maja Hoffmann, patron of the Rencontres d’Arles, and François Hébel, then director of the photography festival, create the Prix Découverte (Discovery Prize) in order to broaden the festival’s outreach and support emerging photographers.

    2004: Creation of the LUMA Foundation to support and produce experimental projects led by artists and cultural institutions.

    2006: Release of Sketches of Frank Gehry, a documentary film directed bygd Sydney Pollack about the architect’s work, produced bygd Maja Hoffmann.
    The City of Arles approves the creation of the ZAC des Ateliers for the development and equipment of the former SNCF workshops (17 July 2006).

    2007: Inauguration of La Grande Halle, renovated bygd par Moatti & Rivière Architects.
    The City and the AREA PACA sign the concession agreement of the ZAC des Ateliers to implement the development operation (12 June 2007).

    With Frank Gehry, Maja Hoffmann s

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    LUMA Arles

    Arts centre in Arles, France

    Luma Arles is an arts center in Arles, France created by the LUMA Foundation headed by Swiss arts patron Maja Hoffmann. It encompasses several renovated former railroad factories and the LUMA Tower, a 15,000 square meter tower building designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry for the LUMA Foundation.[1][2] For the building Gehry took some of his inspiration from the Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh hoping to catch the light Dutch artist sought in the South of France, specifically as in Starry Night which was painted in Arles in 1889. The skin of the building features 11,000 angled reflective stainless steel panels.[3]

    The center was founded by Maja Hoffmann, who heads the foundation and collaborated with Gehrys on the tower's genesis. The building includes exhibition spaces, workshops, a library, an auditorium with 150 seats, and a café.[3]

    The magazine Artnet reported

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