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MICHAEL GRAVES
AANDAL.S.A
INTRODUCTION:
Michael Graves (born 1934) was a leading
American architect and designer, instrumental in
the emergence of Post-Modernism in the mid-
1970s.
His classicizing and colorful buildings are
intended to make contemporary architecture more
meaningful and accessible.
EARLY LIFE :
Graves was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Broad
Ripple High School, receiving his diploma in 1952.
He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of
Cincinnati where he also became a member of the Sigma
Chi fraternity.
He earned a master's degree in architecture from Harvard
University.
Graves is also the Robert Schirmer Professor of Architecture,
Emeritus at Princeton University.
He directs the firm Michael Graves & Associates, which has
offices in Princeton and in New York City.
CAREER:
Early in his career Graves was identified as a member of
the New York Five, a group of young architects whose
largely residential designs were reminiscent of the Swiss
architect Le Corbusier in their geometric abstraction.
A 1972 book on this group first brought Graves exposure
and drew attention to the distinctive characteristics of his
work.
In his Hanselmann House (Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1967) a
complexity of form and yet a transitory quality were
created by his layering of exterior spaces.
CAREER:
These qualities became more pronounced in his
Benacerraf House addition (Princeton, New Jersey,
1969) and in his Snyder man House (Fort Wayne,
1972), as did his organization of interiors into
distinct rooms, an approach at odds with the
Modern movement's traditional emphasis on
openness of plan.
AWARDS:
Graves was elected a Fellow of the American
Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1979.
In 1999 Graves was awarded the National Medal
of Arts,
In 2001 the AIA Gold Medal, in 2010 the AIA
Topaz Medal, and in 2012 the Driehaus Prize for
Classical Architecture.
He is also a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures
Council
WORKS OF GRAVES:
The Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando,
Florida, 1987
Snyderman House, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1972
Humana Building, Louisville, Kentucky, 1982
Newark Museum expansion, Newark, New Jersey,
1982
Portland Building, Portland, Oregon, 1982
Roma Interrotta Exhibition, Rome, Italy, 1978
Wage man House, Princeton, New Jersey, 1974
WORKS OF GRAVES:
Washington Monument restoration and scaffolding
Washington, DC, 1999
Watch Technicum, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, 1999
425 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 2000
Capital Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee
Community Hospital, Tallahassee, Florida,
WORKS OF GRAVES:
Dolphin Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, 1987
Swan Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, 1987
Metropolis Master Plan, Los Angeles, California, 1988
Tajima Office Building, Tokyo, Japan, 1988
Disney's Hotel New York, Euro Disney Resort
(now Disneyland Paris), Marne-la-VallEe, France, 1989
Clark County Library and Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada,
1990
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