{"id":786,"date":"2025-12-07T09:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/renowned-toronto-born-architect-frank-gehry-dead-at-96\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T13:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:19:14","slug":"renowned-toronto-born-architect-frank-gehry-dead-at-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/renowned-toronto-born-architect-frank-gehry-dead-at-96\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Toronto-Born Architect Frank Gehry, Dead at 96"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto has lost one of its most celebrated architectural sons. Frank Gehry, the visionary behind iconic structures worldwide, passed away at 96. While his global impact is undeniable, Toronto holds a special place in his legacy with projects like the Transformation AGO and the highly anticipated Forma towers.\\n\\nGehry&#8217;s return to Toronto with the AGO expansion in 2008 revolutionized the gallery experience, creating a more cohesive and accessible space for art lovers. Currently under construction, Forma, a two-tower residential development at King and Duncan streets, represents Gehry&#8217;s most ambitious Canadian commission. The East Tower showcases a unique \\&#8221;waterfall\\&#8221; effect created by alternating smooth glazing and faceted metal surfaces. Once completed, the West Tower will stand as Gehry&#8217;s tallest residential design. \\n\\nRead more about Gehry&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><em>Read the original story here: <a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2025\/12\/renowned-toronto-born-architect-frank-gehry-dead-96.59993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2025\/12\/renowned-toronto-born-architect-frank-gehry-dead-96.59993<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;`json<br \/>\n{<br \/>\n    &#8220;title&#8221;: &#8220;Toronto Mourns Frank Gehry: Legacy Lives On in GTA Architecture&#8221;,<br \/>\n    &#8220;content&#8221;: &#8220;Toronto has lost one of its most celebrated architectural sons. Frank Gehry, the visionary beh&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-data"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":787,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions\/787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}