Gyo Obata
American architect · United States · Architects · Lived 1923 to 2022 · aged 99
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Something wrong?Gyo Obata was an American architect, the son of painter Chiura Obata and his wife, Haruko Obata, a floral designer. In 1955, he co-founded the global architectural firm HOK. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri, and worked in HOK's St. Louis office.
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Obata in 1980
The James S. McDonnell Planetarium, a thin-shell and hyperboloid structure by Gyo Obata, forms one component of the St. Louis Science Center campus
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Kellogg Company Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan
Independence Temple in Independence, Missouri
Great American Tower at Queen City Square in Cincinnati, OhioAwards
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Father: Chiura ObataAbout this person
Gyo Obata was an American architect, the son of painter Chiura Obata and his wife, Haruko Obata, a floral designer. In 1955, he co-founded the global architectural firm HOK. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri, and worked in HOK's St. Louis office. He designed several notable buildings, including the McDonnell Planetarium and GROW Pavilion at the Saint Louis Science Center, the Independence Temple of the Community of Christ church, the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois.
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Richard UpjohnBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Henry BaconBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Gunnar BirkertsBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsJon JerdeBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsPietro BelluschiBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Charles Follen McKimBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.