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Gyo Obata

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Gyo Obata
Obata in 2005
Born(1923-02-28)February 28, 1923
DiedMarch 8, 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 99)
OccupationArchitect

Gyo Obata (小圃 暁, February 28, 1923 – March 8, 2022) was an American architect. He co-founded the global architectural firm HOK. He designed 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 and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Obata died in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 8, 2022, at the age of 99.[1]

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  1. "Gyo Obata, influential St. Louis architect, dies at 99". STL Today. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.