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How Frank Gehry helped create the era of "technological construction"

Gehry's Guggenheim Bilbao helped launch his career, and was also the first, major application of this team's pioneering technology. Credit: Wikipedia The fish-inspired pavilion for the 1996 Barcelona Olympics served as the catalyst for developing much of the technologies discussed in Chang's piece. Credit: Wikipedia After honing their techniques with the Guggenheim Bilbao, Gehry Partners set them to work on the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Credit: Wikipedia

The fish-inspired pavilion for the 1996 Barcelona Olympics served as the catalyst for developing much of the technologies discussed in Chang's piece. Credit: Wikipedia

The fish-inspired pavilion for the 1996 Barcelona Olympics served as the catalyst for developing much of the technologies discussed in Chang's piece. Credit: Wikipedia