TORONTO - Frank Gehry, the Canadian-born renegade architect behind some of the world's most recognizable buildings, has died at 96.

Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners, LLP, said he died on Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., following a brief illness.

Known for his unconventional style and daring designs, Gehry brought unique life to cultural spaces including Toronto's Art Gallery of Ontario, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.

His unusual work on museums, office spaces and private homes generated the sort of attention that's rarely experienced by architects, making his structural creations among the most recognizable in the world. He was even immortalized with a c

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