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Kevin Roche (born June 14, 1922) is an award-winning twentieth-century Irish-born American architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
. He is famous for his creative work with glass
Glass

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.

Born in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, Roche graduated from University College Dublin in 1945. He then worked with Michael Scott from 1945-1946. From summer to fall of 1946 he worked with Maxwell Fry in London and in 1947 returned to Michael Scott’s studio. He applied for graduate studies at Harvard, Yale, and Illinois Institute of Technology and was accepted at all three institutions, and left Ireland in 1948 to study under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe , born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies was a Germany architect. He was commonly referred to and addressed by his surname, Mies, by most of his American students and others....
 at the Illinois Institute of Technology.






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Kevin Roche (born June 14, 1922) is an award-winning twentieth-century Irish-born American architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
. He is famous for his creative work with glass
Glass

Glass generally refers to a Hardness, brittle, transparency amorphous solid, such as that used for windows, many Glass Bottles, or eyewear, including, but not limited to, soda-lime glass, borosilicate glass, acrylic glass, sugar glass, Muscovite , or aluminium oxynitride....
.

Born in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, Roche graduated from University College Dublin in 1945. He then worked with Michael Scott from 1945-1946. From summer to fall of 1946 he worked with Maxwell Fry in London and in 1947 returned to Michael Scott’s studio. He applied for graduate studies at Harvard, Yale, and Illinois Institute of Technology and was accepted at all three institutions, and left Ireland in 1948 to study under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe , born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies was a Germany architect. He was commonly referred to and addressed by his surname, Mies, by most of his American students and others....
 at the Illinois Institute of Technology. In 1949 he worked at the planning office for the United Nations Headquarters building in New York City. He was recruited in 1950 by Eero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen

Eero Saarinen was a Finnish American architect and product designer of the 20th century famous for varying his style according to the demands of the project : simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or machine-like rationalism....
 and joined the firm of Saarinen, Saarinen and Associates, which subsequently became Eero Saarinen and Associates. In 1954, he became the Principal Design Associate to Eero Saarinen and assisted him on all of the projects from that time until Eero Saarinen's death in September 1961. Roche completed 12 major unfinished Saarinen projects, including some of Saarinen's best-known work: the Gateway Arch
Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch, also known as the Gateway to the West, is an integral part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and the iconic image of St....
, the expressionistic TWA
Twa

The Twa, also known as Batwa, are a pygmy people who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of the African Great Lakes region of central Africa....
 Terminal at JFK International Airport in New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC, the strictly modern John Deere Headquarters
Deere & Company

Deere & Company is an United States corporation based in Moline, Illinois, and the leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world....
 in Moline, Illinois
Moline, Illinois

Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with an estimated population of 43,016 in 2007. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline, Illinois and Rock Island, Illinois in Illinois and the cities of Davenport, Iowa and Bettendorf, Iowa in Iowa....
, and CBS Headquarters in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
.

In 1966 Roche and civil engineer
Civil engineer

A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions. Originally a civil engineer worked on public works projects and was contrasted with the military engineer, who worked on armaments and defenses....
 John Dinkeloo changed the name of Eero Saarinen and Associates to Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates
Roche-Dinkeloo

Roche-Dinkeloo, otherwise known as Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates LLC, is an architectural partnership based in Hamden, Connecticut founded in 1966....
 upon completion of Saarinen's projects. Together, their first major commission was the Oakland Museum of California
Oakland Museum of California

Oakland Museum of California or Oakland Museum is a museum dedicated to the art, history, and natural science of California located in Oakland, California....
, a complex for the art, natural history, and cultural history of California with a design featuring interrelated terraces and roof gardens.

Roche has master planned and designed diverse facilities noted for their advances in design concepts. His completed works include 8 museums, 38 corporate headquarters, 7 research facilities, performing arts centers, theaters, campus buildings for 6 universities, and the Central Park Zoo. In 1967 he created the master plan for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and since that date has designed all of the new wings and the installation of many collections.

Dinkeloo died in 1981. Roche continues the practice with two partners in Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden, Connecticut

Hamden is a New England town in New Haven County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant ." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University....
.

Among other awards, Roche received the Pritzker Prize
Pritzker Prize

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture."...
 in 1982, the Gold Medal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1990, and the AIA Gold Medal
AIA Gold Medal

The AIA Gold Medal is awarded by the American Institute of Architects conferred "by the national AIA Board of Directors in recognition of a significant body of work of lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture."...
 in 1993.

Notable works

  • 1966 - Oakland Museum of California
    Oakland Museum of California

    Oakland Museum of California or Oakland Museum is a museum dedicated to the art, history, and natural science of California located in Oakland, California....
    , Oakland, California
    Oakland, California

    Oakland , founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Alameda County, California. Oakland is approximately 8 miles east of San Francisco and the cities are separated by San Francisco Bay....
    .
  • 1967 - Ford Foundation
    Ford Foundation

    The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
     Building, New York City
    New York City

    The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
    , which features a dramatic 12-story jungle atrium.
  • 1969 - Knights of Columbus Building
    Knights of Columbus Building

    The Knights of Columbus Building, in Downtown New Haven New Haven, Connecticut, is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church Fraternal and service organizations Volunteer organization, the Knights of Columbus....
    , New Haven, Connecticut
    New Haven, Connecticut

    New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
    .
  • 1969 - Post Office, Columbus, Indiana
    Columbus, Indiana

    Columbus is the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 39,059 at the 2000 census. The current mayor is Fred Armstrong....
    .
  • 1969 - Eleven buildings on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology
    Rochester Institute of Technology

    The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located in Henrietta, New York, New York, United States, emphasizing undergraduate instruction and career preparation....
     in Rochester, New York
    Rochester, New York

    Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area....
    .
  • 1972 - New Haven Coliseum
    New Haven Coliseum

    The New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in Downtown New Haven New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972....
    , New Haven, Connecticut
    New Haven, Connecticut

    New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
    . (demolished, January 2007)
  • 1975 - U. N. Plaza
    United Nations headquarters

    The United Nations Headquarters is a distinctive complex in New York City that has served as the headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1950....
    , New York City
    New York City

    The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
    .
  • 1975 - Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    University of Massachusetts Amherst

    The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a selective research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, Massachusetts. The University of Massachusetts Amherst offers over 90 undergraduate and 65 graduate areas of study....
    .
  • 1981 - Power Center for the Performing Arts, University of Michigan
    University of Michigan

    The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan is a public university research university located in the state of Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, which also includes two regional campuses in University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn....
    , Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan. It is the state's seventh largest city with a population of 114,024 as of the 2000 United States Census, of which 36,892 are university or college students....
    .
  • 1983 - 800 Westchester Avenue
    800 Westchester Avenue

    The 800 Westchester Avenue complex, built as as the General Foods Corporate Headquarters and designed by Kevin Roche, is a Postmodern architecture Class A office space located in Rye Brook, New York....
     for General Foods
    General Foods

    General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by C. W. Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895....
    , Rye Brook, New York
    Rye Brook, New York

    Rye Brook is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States within in the Political subdivisions of New York State#Town of Town of Rye, New York....
    .
  • 1988 - Bouygues World Headquarters, Saint-Quentin-Yvelines, France
  • 1992 - Bank of America Plaza
    Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)

    The Bank of America Plaza is a skyscraper located in Midtown Atlanta. Standing 1,023 ft , it ranks as the 30th tallest building in the world. It is also the tallest building in North America outside of Chicago and New York City, Georgia's tallest building, and the tallest building in any U.S....
    , Atlanta, Georgia
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
  • 1997 - Millenia Singapore Office Buildings and Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Singapore
  • 2001 - New York University, Palladium Residence Hall, New York, NY
  • 2003 - Shiodome City Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2003 - New York University, Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
  • 2005 - Ciudad Grupo Santander, Madrid, Spain
  • 2005 - Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters, Washington, DC


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