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Famed Architect Frank Gehry Has Died — This College Campus Building Was One of His Creations
The Vontz Center, designed by Gehry in 1999, is recognized as one of the 50 most architecturally interesting university buildings in the U.S.
- Updated Dec 13, 2025: Famed architect Frank Gehry died on Friday at age 96, associates said he succumbed after a brief respiratory illness.
- At the University of Cincinnati, the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies stands as one of Gehry's local projects, designed in 1999 and housing many biomedical labs near Martin Luther King Drive and Eden Avenue.
- The Vontz Center's roofline features angled planes and multistory windows that create movement and views inside, while its cruciform plan channels labs on the north-south axis and offices on the east-west axis, flooded by large skylights in the central atrium.
- The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies earns recognition for its design, including a spot on the list of 50 most architecturally interesting university buildings, and `provides an animated welcome` to UC Medical Center, associates said.
- Gehry experimented with materials like titanium, which turned golden after rain, and collaborators say they used software to `demystify shapes`, reducing costs, with Bilbao's project costing $300 per square foot, reports say.
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