Rafael Viñoly
Rafael Viñoly Beceiro | |
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Rafael Viñoly | |
| Born | 1 June 1944 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | 2 March 2023 (aged 78) New York City, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | International Fellow, The Royal Institute of British Architects (2007), Medal of Honor, American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter (1995), National Academician, The National Academy (1994) |
| Practice | Rafael Viñoly Architects PC |
| Buildings | Brooklyn Children's Museum Tokyo International Forum The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Cleveland Museum of Art David L. Lawrence Convention Center Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farm Research Campus Bronx County Hall of Justice Carrasco International Airport 432 Park Avenue 20 Fenchurch Street NEMA (Chicago) |
Rafael Viñoly Beceiro (1 June 1944 – 2 March 2023) was an Uruguayan-born architect based in New York. He was the principal of Rafael Viñoly Architects, which he founded in 1983. The firm has offices in New York City, Palo Alto, London, Manchester, Abu Dhabi, and Buenos Aires. Viñoly designed landmark buildings internationally.
Viñoly rose to international prominence with his Tokyo International Forum. Reviewing the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition of models and drawings for the building while it was still under construction, the then New York Times architecture critic Herbert Muschamp hailed Viñoly's design as "a monument to the idea of openness" that "revives faith in architecture as an instrument of intellectual clarity". At the same time, some of his works have been widely panned, including one of his high-profile designs, the so-called "Walkie-Talkie," which detractors dubbed the "Walkie Scorchy." It was named this after it focused light from the sun to a point and melted peoples' cars on August 30, 2013.