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Deconstructivism is an architectural style that emerged in the last quarter of the 20th century and introduced a critical approach to traditional design principles in architecture. This perspective rejects regular, symmetrical, and predictable structural compositions, instead embracing fragmented, asymmetric, discontinuous, and contradictory forms. Deconstructivist architecture, grounded philosophically in the French thinker Jacques Derrida’s theory of “deconstruction,” aims to deconstruct and r

Frank Owen Gehry (28 February 1929 – 5 December 2025) was a Canadian-born American architect who became one of the most internationally recognized and discussed figures in architecture from the last quarter of the 20th century, known for his original formal language and innovative use of materials.Through projects realized under his firm Gehry Partners, established in Los Angeles in 1962, he pushed the technical and aesthetic boundaries of architecture; he gained international acclaim for struct