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There's a drive in us to express ourselves in some way or form. We pick up whatever material is available. It's primitive. Kids see sand on the beach, build something and show their parents: Look what I did, Mama. It's necessary to us.

Frank Gehry

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Frank Gehry
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: February 28
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