Roche-Dinkeloo
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| Roche-Dinkeloo | |
| Born | 1922 (Kevin Roche) / 1918 (John Dinkeloo); |
| Died | 1981 (John Dinkeloo); |
| Notes | |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Roche-Dinkeloo.html |
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[edit] Works
- College Life Insurance Co., at Indianapolis, Indiana, 1967 to 1971. * 3D Model * Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
- Deere West Office Building, at Moline, Illinois, 1975 to 1976. Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
- Ford Foundation Building, at New York, New York, 1963 to 1968. * 3D Model * Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
- Knights of Columbus Building, at New Haven, Connecticut, 1965 to 1969. * 3D Model * Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
- Oakland Museum, at Oakland, California, 1961 to 1968. Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
- Power Center, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1965 to 1971. * 3D Model * Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
- U. N. Plaza, at New York, New York, 1969 to 1975. * 3D Model * Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
- Zesiger Sports Center, at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2002. - Article at ArchitectureWeek
[edit] Discussion
(Roche b. 1922)(Dinkeloo b. 1918; d. 1981)(Established 1966)
"Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates LLC", or 'Roche-Dinkeloo', was established in 1966 as a partnership between a designer and a technologist. Roche acted as the principal designer while Dinkeloo provided expertise in construction and technology. Together they created stimulating examples of both civic and corporate architecture during the 1960s and 1970s.
John Dinkeloo was born in Holland, Michigan in 1918. He studied at the University of Michigan School of Architecture, after which he worked for Eero Saarinen in 1950, making partner five years later.
Kevin Roche was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1922. He studied in Dublin and Illinois and worked for Michael Scott and the United Nations Planning Office in New York. He joined the Saarinen firm in 1950. In 1966 he co-founded Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo and Associates based in Hamden, Connecticut.
Roche's simple designs and Dinkeloo's technical skills generated buildings with a sophisticated sculptural quality. In designing their buildings, the team carefully studied all of the opportunities and constraints of the site and surrounding environment.
Early innovators of urban public spaces, their architecture was often executed on a vast scale or designed to mimic the powerful imagery of industrial architecture. The partnership ended with Dinkeloo's death in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1981.
Details
- Kevin Roche is a Recipient, Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1982.
- Kevin Roche received the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal, 1993
- Recipient, AIA Architecture Firm Award, 1974.
[edit] References
Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA40.I45. p129-130.
Adolf K Placzek. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. Vol. 3. London: The Free Press, 1982. ISBN 0-02-925000-5. NA40.M25. p594-595.
"Zesiger Sports Center", by Michael J. Crosbie, ArchitectureWeek No. 120, 2002.1023, pD1.1.
[edit] External Links
- Kevin Roche — the architect's official web site.
- Kevin Roche Pritzker Prize — Several pages of good background information, at the Pritzker Prize site.
- "Redesigning the Met's Home for Greek and Roman Art" - New York Times, 2007.0418
