Architect Kevin Roche Passes Away
Roche, the Pritzker Prize–winning architect who completed Eero Saarinen's 12 unfinished projects with John Dinkeloo, also helped author iconic projects like the Ford Foundation and Oakland Museum.
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Remembering Space Architect and "Design Outlaw" Constance Adams
Adams's work, including her projects for space habitats, broke the law of gravity.
Remembering Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright's Prolific Archivist
Scholars remember the man who devoted over six decades to one, meaningful mission—keeping alive the Wright legacy for generations to come.
Architect John Portman, Whose Soaring Hotels Sparked Awe and Controversy, Dies at 93
The architect-developer, who invented the modern atrium hotel, passed away late last week.
Diane Lewis, Architect and Cooper Union Professor, Dies
Lewis, a design "dynamo" who combined practice and teaching, was a central fixture in the New York architecture community.
Remembering Hugh Hardy
Metropolis president, Eugenie Havemeyer, reflects on the life and work of the architect, who left such a mark on New York City's cultural scene.
Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Master of Italian Modern Design, Dies at 102
Caccia Dominioni greatly influenced industrial design of the 20th century.
Zaha Hadid, Dead at 65
The famed Pritzker laureate died this morning of a heart attack.
Remembering Richard Sapper, 1932–2015
A technical genius, a generous collaborator, and an adventurous man—Sapper was all these things, say his former friends, associates, and admirers.
Remembering Matriarch of Modern Design Journalism, Olga Gueft
A memorial to the late editor in chief of Interiors magazine and lifelong design advocate.
Sara Little Turnbull, Corporate America's Secret Weapon
For more than five decades Sara Little Turnbull has been corporate America's secret weapon, working behind the scenes, operating at the intersection of design and commerce.
Irving Harper, One of Modernism's Unsung Heroes, Dead at 99
One of Modernism's great unsung heroes died Tuesday.
Sergio Rodrigues, Icon of Brazilian Midcentury Design, Dies at 86
The celebrated Brazilian designer died Monday at 86.
Remembering Marc Dessauce, Scholar of Early American Modernism
The late architectural historian assembled a large archive of documents devoted to the architect Knud Lonberg-Holm.
Friends, Designers, and Historians Remember Vignelli
Friends, designers, and historians share their memories of the late designer.
Massimo Vignelli: 1931-2014
One of the last high modernist designers dies at 83.
H.R. Giger, The Visionary behind "Alien," Has Died
The dreary surrealist, who trained as an architect and industrial designer, was 74.
Hans Hollein, Polemical Architect With a Sense of Humor, Dies
The Austrian architect was a pioneer of Postmodernism, for whom everything was architecture.
In Memoriam: Horace Havemeyer III
Remembering Metropolis’s founding publisher, 1941-2014
Piero Ambrogio Busnelli, Founder of B&B Italia, Dead at 87
Busnelli, who founded B&B Italia, was a titan of contemporary Italian design.
