Notes On Kevin Roche: Architect

- Born in June 14th, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland.
- Received Bachelor of Architecture from National University of Ireland in 1945.
- Came to the U.S. in 1948.
- Spent one semester in Illinois Institute of Technology Master's program.

- Joined Eero Saarinen & Assoc. in Michigan where he met John Dinkeloo in 1950.
- Took over Saarinen & Assoc. with Dinkeloo and changed the name in 1966.
- Best known for work with glass.
- Responsible for 51 major works.
- Used large-scale models instead of drawings to develop buildings.
- Would interview employees of the firms, companies, etc. that he would be building for to get an idea of what would be best for them.
- Received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1982.

- Worked on Oakland Museum in Oakland, California (1961-1968).
- Worked on the Ford Foundation Headquarters (1963-1968), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1967-1985, for renovations and extensions), the Central Park Zoo (1980-1988), and the United Nations Plaza in New York City (1969-1983).
- Other major works include the Quincy Market modern in Boston, Massachusetts, the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland (1981), the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst (1975), Power Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (1981), the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport in Queens County, New York (1962), and the John Deere & Company West Office Building in Moline, Illinois (1975-1979).
- "One of the most creative designers in glass that the 20th century has produced.” “A brilliantly innovative designer; his work manages to be inventive without ever falling into the trap of excessive theatricality." - Paul Goldberger (New York Times architecture critic).


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