Frank Gehry, one of the most influential architects of the latter 20th century, died at age 96 at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday, a spokesperson announced.

Gehry was afflicted with a brief respiratory illness before his death, his chief of staff told NPR.

Among his most renowned works are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, which is a unique structure built of titanium that opened in 1997 and is regarded as his most famous work.

The design ushered in the era of emotive architectural design and was followed by the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in 2003, the New World Center in Miami in 2011 and the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris in 2014, among others.

During his career, Gehry won the Pritzker Prize in 1989, the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects in 1999, British Building of the Year in 2004 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

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