▁is ▁especially ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁resident ial ▁architecture , ▁having ▁designed ▁houses ▁for ▁such ▁famous ▁clients ▁as ▁Steven ▁Spiel berg , ▁David ▁Ge ffen , ▁and ▁Ron ald ▁La uder . The ▁architecture ▁critic , ▁Paul ▁Gold berger , ▁writing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁described ▁their ▁houses ▁as ▁" ex pert ly ▁craft ed , ▁st agger ingly ▁expensive , ▁and ▁not ▁particularly ▁avant - gar de ." ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁G w ath me y ▁and ▁Sie gel ▁met ▁while ▁students ▁at ▁The ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁& ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Gene ▁Kauf man ▁joined ▁the ▁firm ▁as ▁partner ▁soon ▁after ▁Charles ▁G w ath me y ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁ ▁Henry ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁East ▁Camp us ▁( Col umb ia ▁University ) ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁Sol omon ▁R . ▁G ug gen heim ▁Museum ▁( ad jo ining ▁structure , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁Museum ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Art , ▁North ▁Miami ▁( 1 9 9 6 ) ▁Na ism ith ▁Memorial ▁Basketball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ 4 4 5 ▁La f ay ette ▁Street , ▁New ▁York ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁B urch field - P en ney ▁Art ▁Center ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁Y ale ▁Art ▁and ▁Architecture ▁Building ▁( ren