| Birth Day | July 18, 1903 |
| Birth Place | Austria |
| Age | 117 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Feb 14, 1980 (age 76) |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Victor Gruen, renowned Austrian architect, is estimated to have a net worth of $50 million in 2024. Gruen, known for his pioneering contributions to urban design and shopping center architecture, gained recognition for his innovative approach to urban planning. Throughout his illustrious career, he conceptualized and designed numerous iconic landmarks that reshaped urban landscapes around the world. Gruen's architectural prowess and groundbreaking ideas have not only left an indelible mark on the field but have also propelled him to considerable financial success.
Inventor of the modern shopping mall and designer of the first outdoor pedestrian mall in the U.S. He influenced the urban-revitalization projects of Fort Worth, Texas, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Fresno, California, during the 1950s and 1960s.
He studied architecture at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. He was employed by Peter Behrens during the 1930s. He relocated to the United States after Germany conquered Austria in 1938.
His firm designed over 50 shopping malls by the mid-1970s, including the 800,000 square-foot Southdale Mall in Edina, Minnesota, the nation's first enclosed shopping mall.
His family was residing in Vienna when he was born. He married four times.
He and Le Corbusier were contemporaries.
