Gyo Obata, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gyo Obata

American architect

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1923

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States

Profession: architect

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Gyo Obata (born February 28, 1923) is 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 (formerly Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum).
He lives in St.
Louis, Missouri and still works in HOK's St.
Louis office.
He has 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.