Frank Gehry was known for his stunning use of metals curving in beautiful ways, such as those seen at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. REUTERS

He designed some of the world’s greatest buildings — and, in the process, he built an everlasting legacy.

The Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry, the mastermind behind the towering 8 Spruce St. in Manhattan and the Guggenheim in Spain’s Basque Country, has died at the age of 96, according to reports published Friday.

He passed away at his home in Santa Monica, California, according to the New York Times , which added his death came following a brief respiratory illness.

A Gehry building, no matter its location, is an eye-catching landmark — one often defined by wavy metallic details, atypical forms and an immediate lesso

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