{"id":12225,"date":"2025-12-05T21:57:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axica.de\/?p=12225"},"modified":"2025-12-06T09:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T09:44:31","slug":"obituary-for-frank-gehry-the-architect-who-designed-our-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axica.de\/en\/obituary-for-frank-gehry-the-architect-who-designed-our-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Obituary for Frank Gehry | The architect who designed our building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is with deep sad\u00adness that we lear\u00adned of the pas\u00adsing of archi\u00adtect Frank Gehry. He died on Decem\u00adber 5 at his home in San\u00adta Moni\u00adca. Gehry was 96 years&nbsp;old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our buil\u00adding on Pari\u00adser Platz bears his unmist\u00adaka\u00adble signa\u00adtu\u00adre. Gehry\u2019s visio\u00adna\u00adry archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre has given our venue a soul that goes far bey\u00adond the visi\u00adble. The cur\u00adved shapes, the inter\u00adplay of light and mate\u00adri\u00adals, and the bold design inspi\u00adre us and our guests every day. For many, AXICA is a place that sur\u00adpri\u00adses, moves, and con\u00adnects, exact\u00adly what Frank Gehry always wan\u00adted to achie\u00adve with his work.<br>We are gra\u00adteful to be able to work and wel\u00adco\u00adme guests in a buil\u00adding that is one of the few Gehry struc\u00adtures in Ger\u00adma\u00adny. His work remains an obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon and an incen\u00adti\u00adve for us to car\u00adry on his values and spi\u00adrit of innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our thoughts are with his fami\u00adly and all tho\u00adse who were clo\u00adse to him.<br>Dear Frank Gehry, thank you for your art, your visi\u00adon, and your lega\u00adcy. AXICA will always remain a part of your history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ProSiebenSat.1_Media\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ProSiebenSat.1_Media\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ProSiebenSat.1_Media\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with deep sad\u00adness that we lear\u00adned of the pas\u00adsing of archi\u00adtect Frank Gehry. 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