The proposed design of the East Wing by McCrery Architects, which President Trump unveiled in October, featured a ballroom with a capacity of 1,350 seats.

The White House is expected to submit plans for its new ballroom to a planning commission later this month, the Trump-appointed head of the panel said Thursday.

Frank Gehry, one of the most influential architects of the latter 20th century, died at age 96 at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday, a spokesperson announced.

Architect Frank Gehry, celebrated for his imaginative, genre-shifting designs, has died at 96.

Tucked among the noisy bars along Melrose Avenue, Gehry’s minimalist, two-story Danziger house and studio, from 1965, put the architect on L.A.’s architectural map.