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Michael Graves (July 9, 1934 – March 12, 2015) was an American architect, designer, and educator, and principal of Michael Graves and Associates and Michael Graves Design Group. He was a member of The New York Five and the Memphis Group and a professor of architecture at Princeton University for nearly forty years.
Building and structures designed by American architect Michael Graves. Pages in category "Michael Graves buildings" The following 33 pages are in this category, out ...
The distinctive look of Michael Graves' Portland Building, with its use of a variety of surface materials and colors, small windows, and inclusion of prominent decorative flourishes, was in stark contrast to the architectural style most commonly used for large office buildings at the time, [8] and made the building an icon of postmodern architecture.
Michael Graves, who has designed hundreds of buildings, but is best known for designing Target products, made his architectural. Like the sleek, understated designs of Target's product lines? Well ...
Michael Graves (1934–2015) designed two of the most prominent buildings in the postmodern style, the Portland Building and the Denver Public Library. He later followed up his landmark buildings by designing large, low-cost retail stores for chains such as Target and J.C. Penney in the United States, which had a major influence on the design ...
From the Pyramids of Giza to Beijing’s CCTV building by Rem Koolhaas, these are the most iconic buildings of all time.
The Indianapolis Art Center's 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m 2) building was designed by Indiana-born architect Michael Graves. [9] [10] Graves, a former high school classmate of director Joyce Sommers, was handpicked by Center leaders. He was given complete creative control over the project, $6 million at the time of original construction.
Michael Graves later stated that he did not know who originally coined "the Whites," but Philip Johnson was the first to refer to the group as "the New York Five." [ 9 ] "The Whites" describes the frequent use of white paint in the built works of the New York Five, as well as the white cardboard models they frequently presented. [ 10 ]