YoungWillz 21,037 Posted June 27, 2015 Fed up not having a formal architects thread so here it is! Commencing with: Donald Wexler, US modernist architect, 89. http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2015/06/27/modernist-architect-donald-wexler-dies/29401639/ Famous for his Steel Homes, Palm Springs International Airport and the Dinah Shore residence. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted June 29, 2015 Robert C Broward, US architect and a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright, 89. http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2015-06-28/story/architect-robert-c-broward-1926-2015-one-our-regional-treasures Famous buildings include the Jacksonville Art Museum and the Klein/Kelly residence. He was most proud of his design of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted July 28, 2015 Robert Mosher, US architect, 94. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jul/27/mosher-architect-coronado-bridge/ His most visible work is the San Diego Bay Bridge, and he designed a home office for Theodor "Dr Seuss" Geisel, amongst many other projects. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,315 Posted July 29, 2015 Was just doing some research and looked into I.M Pei the Chinese-American Architect.Judging by the size of his wiki page and other links on the net he is easily notable enough to feature on DL.He turns 99 next April.Probably a good call to put him on next year`s list. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted August 17, 2015 Toronto based architect Brian Curtner, 64, cancer. http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/08/brian-curtner-quadrangle-architects-co-founder-passes-away Some of his work included in the article. More letters after his name than the Royal Mail and a former winner of Canada's Innovation in Architecture award. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted August 17, 2015 Dutch architect Leo de Bever died today as t the age of 85. He was, together with Louis Kalff, responsible for the Design of the Evoluon in Eindhoven. A true masterpiece resembling a flying saucer. I visited this building and the room inside is enormous! This was build in 1966!! Sadly the exposition is no longer there and I'm glad I saw it in full glory. It looks very dated but back then it was state of the art. Here's a movie by Bert Haanstra ordered by the BBC as a trade test colour movie. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted August 17, 2015 Whitehouse, I just cannot tell you how much I loved your post above. Not only is it a spectacular building, the film is just a peach to watch. Thank you so much. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 18, 2015 Was thinking what Y-Dub said. Well done. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted August 26, 2015 British architect David Hutchison, founder of the firm responsible for designing Paisley Civic Centre and the redevelopment of St Mirren FC premises, 78. http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/hlm-co-founder-hutchison-dies/8688159.article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted December 4, 2015 Norman Engleback, UK architect in charge of designing Southbank Centre's Festival Wing, including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery, has died at 88. http://artreview.com/news/news_4_dec_2015_norman_engleback_southbank_architect_dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted January 11, 2016 Gareth Hoskins, former UK Architect of the Year, 48, heart attack. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35280816 One of Scotland's finest, works included the National Museum of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery and World Museum in Vienna. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted February 6, 2016 This thread is for construction also. John L Tishman, who supervised construction of the John Hancock Center in Chicago in the 1960s and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan in the 1970s, has died aged 90. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/nyregion/john-l-tishman-builder-who-shaped-american-skylines-dies-at-90.html?_r=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted February 29, 2016 French Utopian architect Claude Parent dead at 93: http://www.archdaily.com/782913/french-utopian-architect-claude-parent-dies-aged-93 Famous for.. uuh.. this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted March 31, 2016 Dame Zaha Hadid ha'died aged 65. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted March 31, 2016 Big day for your broadsheet obit writers, Zaha Hadid drops dead of a heart attack at 65. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted March 31, 2016 Big day for your broadsheet obit writers, Zaha Hadid drops dead of a heart attack at 65. The usual person Joe Bloggs couldn't name slipping in after a major celebrity death for maximum exposure I see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted March 31, 2016 Initially, I thought that this year, death would strike France especially hard, but to be honest, it's the UK that is getting hit the worst. There's a big UK celebrity dying every day, sometimes even two. I actually had the idea to pick Zaha Hadid for a while, mostly because I was looking for obitable arcitects (another neglected target group, in my opinion, especially those that have won the Pritzker Prize). Also, I somehow mentally merged Zaha and Gigi Hadid into one big obitable super-celebrity. Zaha Hadid was one of the most reknowned arcitects of the world, pretty much an A-list celebrity like Pierre Boulez in the world of high culture. Though as I recall, towards the end of her career her star had faded a bit because of repetitive works, or something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted March 31, 2016 I can name notable living architects I'm familiar with on one hand, but Zaha Hadid was on my radar, mostly due to her Olympic works. She designed the Aquatics centre for London 2012 (the one that looked like a giant pringle) and there's been a lot of controversy over her design for the Tokyo 2020 stadium but that's about all I know her for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted April 1, 2016 I can name notable living architects I'm familiar with on one hand, but Zaha Hadid was on my radar, mostly due to her Olympic works. She designed the Aquatics centre for London 2012 (the one that looked like a giant pringle) and there's been a lot of controversy over her design for the Tokyo 2020 stadium but that's about all I know her for. She was also very robust on the issue of abuse of workers at Qatar 2022 stadia. It is not happening! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted June 9, 2016 Former President of RIBA Michael Manser has died aged 87. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c0e41f4-2e3e-11e6-a18d-a96ab29e3c95.html J G Ballard often described Manser's Hilton Hotel at Heathrow Terminal 4 as his favourite building, apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted July 2, 2016 Death Notice for Eric Throssell who has died aged 96. http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/204208/throssell Probably most famous for overseeing the conversion of Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire to a hotel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartwell_House,_Buckinghamshire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,944 Posted September 16, 2016 Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon, Mexico's greatest architect, is dead at 90. http://www.metronews.ca/news/world/2016/09/16/mexican-architect-teodoro-gonzalez-de-leon-dies-at-90.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,944 Posted September 17, 2016 Not properly an architect, but Italian designer Giancarlo Iliprandi died yesterday aged 91. http://www.corriere.it/cultura/16_settembre_16/morto-giancarlo-iliprandi-design-arte-9fa42cca-7bf7-11e6-a2aa-53284309e943.shtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted November 1, 2016 Indian arcitect MN Sharma is dead at 93: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/mn-sharma-first-chief-architect-of-chandigarh-dies-at-93/ He worked with Le Corbusier and was India's first architect for a while. He was ill for a long time, and though I could imagine he'll still get a Telegraph obit, I put him in Hare's Deadpool instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted January 14, 2017 Death Notice of Inette Austin-Smith, aged 93. http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/210137/austin-smith Founder member of the firm Austin Smith: Lord (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin-Smith:Lord) who were subsequently responsible for such venues as Manchester Arena and the redevelopment of Leeds City Museum. Brief biography: http://www.towerteaching.co.uk/media/other/32644/Biography.pdf Possibly was one of the oldest living female architects in the UK. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
