Prominent architect Michael Graves passed away on March 12, 2015 at the age of 80
Michael Graves, a prominent architect famous for his works such as the Portland Building and the Denver Public Library, passed away March 12, 2015, in his home in Princeton, N.J., at the age of 80. Born in Indianapolis, IN, Graves designed everything from teapots to Disney Headquarters to hotels all around the world to many more in between.
Graves taught at the Princeton University School of Architecture for nearly four decades, starting in 1962. Michael Graves and his architecture firm that was started in 1964, Michael Graves Architecture & Design, have received over 200 awards. Graves himself has received the AIA Gold Medal in 2001 and the National Medal of the Arts, awarded to him by President Bill Clinton, in 1999.