Gyo Obata

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.