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Most Angelenos know Frank Gehry as the rebel architect whose deconstructivist buildings reinvigorated L.A. amid its late-century identity crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

She represents a kind of deconstructivist punk empress.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022

That’s how you might describe the graphic design of the late 20th century, which was shaped by bold forms, deconstructivist tendencies and, of course, technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2018

"I would say he's the most comprehensive thinker in the profession today," says American deconstructivist Frank Gehry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last summer's well-hyped Museum of Modern Art exhibit devoted to the anxious, determinedly unlikable architecture called deconstructivist was the signal design event of 1988.

From Time Magazine Archive