arghton 6,752 Posted February 11, 2021 On 06/02/2016 at 22:43, YoungWillz said: 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_E._Robertson Leslie E. Robertson, WTC lead structural engineer dead at 92. Would've been 93 tomorrow. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, arghton said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_E._Robertson Leslie E. Robertson, WTC lead structural engineer dead at 92. Would've been 93 tomorrow. Leslie Robertson, Who Engineered the World Trade Center, Dies at 92 - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted March 10, 2021 Bill Harkin, creator of the Glastonbury stage pyramid, dead at 83: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-56344065 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,752 Posted March 19, 2021 Finn-Swede architect Kristian Gullichsen dead at 88 https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000007869581.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,752 Posted March 30, 2021 Constantin Brodzki, brutalist architect known for designing the CBR Building in Brussels dead at 96. Worked with 9-time deathlistee Oscar Niemeyer on the UN headquarters. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted May 5, 2021 Just cross-posting this here (Death Of An Architect became a toxic issue so they go here): 5 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/west-coast-architecture-legend-geoffrey-massey-dies-at-age-96/wcm/190153b3-081d-4542-8b98-be06fd11c209/amp/ Prominent canadian architect Geoffrey Massey , son of Hollywood actor Raymond Massey, died aged 96 in December. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted May 9, 2021 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-helmut-jahnfamed-architect-dies-20210509-t4co2a6zd5fxzfiyon2hvcud24-story.html Notable and influential architect Helmut Jahn has been killed in Chicago in a bicycle accident aged 81. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-helmut-jahnfamed-architect-dies-20210509-t4co2a6zd5fxzfiyon2hvcud24-story.html Notable and influential architect Helmut Jahn has been killed in Chicago in a bicycle accident aged 81. Big name in Berlin, he designed the Sony Center. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,752 Posted May 24, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Mendes_da_Rocha Paulo Mendes dead at 92: https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2021/05/morre-paulo-mendes-da-rocha-o-ultimo-gigante-da-arquitetura-brasileira.shtml Winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2006, a prize given for a career of achievement in architecture. Alive winners from before the 2000 include: 1984 - Richard Meier (b. 1934) American, designed the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Getty Center, the High Museum of Art and the San Jose City hall. Accused of sexual harassment in 2018 and "resigned" from his firm. 1986 - Gottfried Böhm (1920-2021) German, designed Christi Aufestehung, St. Kolumba and Maria, Königin des Friedens. 1989 - Frank Gehry (b. 1929) Canadian-born American, designed the Concord Pavillion, Loyola Law School, Santa Monica Place, Vitra Design Museum, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Museum of Pop Culture, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, New World Center, the Dwight Eisenhower memorial and lots of other buildings. Still in good shape. 1992 - Álvaro Siza Vieira (b. 1933) Portugese, designed the Serralves museum, Ibere Camargo Foundation, New Orleans building and the Donnaregina modern art museum Naples. Still working. 1993 - Fumihiko Maki (b. 1928) Japanese, designed the St. Mary's International School, Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Aga Khan Museum and Tower 4 of the new World Trade Center. Working on an expansion of the United Nations HQ in Manhattan. 1994 - Christian de Portzamparc (b. 1944) French, designed the Musee Bourdelle, City of Music, Tour de Lille, LVMH tower, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Herge Museum and One57. 1995 - Tadao Ando (b. 1941) Japanese, designed Azuma House, Church on the Water, Church of the Light, Chikatsu Asuka Museum, the now partly demolished Piccadilly Garden and the tallest tower in the world, Tokyo Skytree. 1996 - Rafael Moneo (b. 1937) Spanish, designed Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Kursaal Palace, National Museum of Roman Art, Valladolid Science Museum and Murcia Town Hall. 1998 - Renzo Piano (b. 1937) Italian, designed Potsdamer Platz, Zentrum Paul Kee, Weltstadthaus, The Shard and the Kimbell Art Museum. 1999 - Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (b. 1935) British, designed Apple Park (Apple HQ), 30st Mary Axe, Willis Building, Wembley Stadium, HSBC Main Building, Swindon Renault Centre, Hearst Tower, Millenium Bridge, Moor House. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,752 Posted June 10, 2021 Edited the above post to mention the passing of Böhm. Also, Jay Pritzker (1922-1999) the more known co-founder of the Pritzker Prize is dead but I was wondering: is the co-founder of the prize, Cindy Pritzker (1923-?), Jay's wife still alive? https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-fam-cindy-pritzker-chicago-0517-20160517-story.html Apparently she was in 2016 according to this article. She was a tomboy growing up who carried a pocket knife in her boot, she said. Well, the boot had a pocket for a knife, which she never took out. Still, "I thought I was hot stuff." However, according to findagrave, she died later during the same year: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173235282/marian-cindy-pritzker But actually probably alive as she is mentioned alive on her brother Hugo's (1925-2021) obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=hugo-friend&pid=197492507 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,752 Posted June 11, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reima_and_Raili_Pietilä Raili Pentilä dead at 94 https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/8fecd078-95f9-4b46-b536-4b4b2873df62 Designed these buildings with his husband, Reima Pietilä (1923-1993): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleva_Church https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mäntyniemi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted June 14, 2021 Wang Chiu-Hwa taiwanese architect has died at 96 according this https://www.cna.com.tw/amp/news/firstnews/202106145005.aspx (in chinese) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted October 9, 2021 Brutalist style British architect Owen Luder, twice President of RIBA, whose many designs have been demolished during his lifetime, being reported dead aged 93: Trinity Square in Gateshead was a setting for Get Carter - gone now. Wiki isn't up to speed on what happened to Catford Shopping Centre, with its iconic cat sculpture - here's the most recent thing I could find- https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/19584115.catford-traders-fear-town-centre-redevelopment-plans/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,199 Posted October 22, 2021 Alan Lapidus, architect who designed large hotels and casinos, died at his home in Maine. The cause was prostate cancer. He was 85 years old. The architect designed the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Hilton Hotel at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and numerous other projects: https://www.accesstvpro.live/2021/10/21/entertainment/alan-lapidus-architect-of-lodges-and-casinos-dies-at-85/ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted November 26, 2021 How did we miss the death of Bernard Judge, US architect and designer of The Triponent House in the Hollywood Hills as a geodesic dome and known for his work with Marlon Brando on designing a sustainable village in Tahiti: https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-11-23/bernard-judge-architect-hollywood-hills-dome-house-dead-at-90 Madness, or the future still? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,606 Posted December 19, 2021 On 02/09/2020 at 18:12, Bentrovato said: Maybe one to look out for. 87 and retiring from the firm he founded. Bound to get an obit. 'Richard Rogers retires: Pompidou and Dome architect helped shape our cities'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53998251 Richard Rogers has died aged 88. NYT 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted December 19, 2021 25 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: Richard Rogers has died aged 88. NYT Very big name in Architecture. Didn't realise he was that old. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,143 Posted December 19, 2021 He's a hit for me in the ABC deadpool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted December 19, 2021 2 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Richard Rogers has died aged 88. NYT I preferred his work with Oscar Hammerstein better. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, markb4 said: I preferred his work with Oscar Hammerstein better. ….and we were listening to South Pacific soundtrack today! Kismet 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,617 Posted December 24, 2021 Oriol Bohigas, masterplanner behind Barcelona's redevelopment for the 1992 Olympics, dead aged 95 back on 30th November. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted January 14, 2022 Ricardo Bofill, Spanish architect dead at 82 from Covid. Breaking news in France but I personally didn’t know him… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,143 Posted January 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: Ricardo Bofill, Spanish architect dead at 82 from Covid. Breaking news in France but I personally didn’t know him… Name rings a bell. I must have seen something he built. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted January 14, 2022 Just now, Toast said: Name rings a bell. I must have seen something he built. Yeah his name somehow rings a bell too… apparently he’s most famous for his work on the Abraxas complex in Noisy le grand and worked a lot in France 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,038 Posted January 14, 2022 Bofill was one of the big names of Postmodernism. As well as his work in France he was responsible for major projects in his native Barcelona, including most of El Prat airport, the National Theatre of Catalonia, and the huge sail-shaped W Hotel on the waterfront. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
