Rafael Viñoly passes away aged 78
Rafael Viñoly has passed away at his home in New York City, according to reporting by the Spanish-language outlet El Pais. The architect of many noteworthy international designs — including London’s 20 Fenchurch Street (aka the “Walkie Talkie Tower”) and the controversial 432 Park Avenue in Manhattan — reportedly succumbed to a brain aneurysm. In a statement on the firm's website, his son Román said: "The firm’s partners and directors, many of whom have collaborated with him for decades, will extend his architectural legacy in the work we will continue to perform every day." Rafael Viñoly at work. Image via Archinect's 2017 employment feature “All experience will have some form of relevance”: How to get a job at Rafael Viñoly ArchitectsViñoly will be remembered for working across a variety of different project types and scales, authoring award-winning designs that captured the public’s attention in addition to the ire of critics while experimenting with scale and materiality in rel...
Rafael Viñoly has passed away at his home in New York City, according to reporting by the Spanish-language outlet El Pais.
The architect of many noteworthy international designs — including London’s 20 Fenchurch Street (aka the “Walkie Talkie Tower”) and the controversial 432 Park Avenue in Manhattan — reportedly succumbed to a brain aneurysm.
In a statement on the firm's website, his son Román said: "The firm’s partners and directors, many of whom have collaborated with him for decades, will extend his architectural legacy in the work we will continue to perform every day."
Viñoly will be remembered for working across a variety of different project types and scales, authoring award-winning designs that captured the public’s attention in addition to the ire of critics while experimenting with scale and materiality in rel...
