Frank Gehry, architect of MIT’s Stata Center, dies at 96
Frank Gehry, a world-renowned architect, died on Dec. 5 at the age of 96. Gehry was famous for his postmodernist architectural style, which manifested itself in buildings like the Guggenheim Museum and MIT’s very own Stata Center.
Stata was designed by Frank O. Gehry and Associates on the site formerly occupied by Building 20. The contract was awarded in 1998, and construction finished in 2004. In 2007, the Institute sued Gehry’s firm and Skanska USA Building Inc., the construction company that built Stata, over several issues that included persistent leaking and cracking masonry. The lawsuit was settled in 2010.
Today, Stata remains one of the most iconic symbols of MIT. Maintenance of its facades is ongoing.