Canada (1929 - Current):

American architect whose sculptured designs and use of vernacular materials won him somewhat belated but widespread recognition. While Gehry rejects the minimalism of International Style architecture, he does appreciate the movement's love of man-made materials. Gehry goes further than International Style designers in embracing corrugated metal, chain link, and plywood. He celebrates these 20th-century materials in what he calls "cheapscape architecture."