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Born in Dublin. Roche graduated from University College Dublin before immigrating to the US in 1948. There he studied under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and later worked for Eero Saarinen. When Saarinen died in 1961, Roche completed 12 major unfinished Saarinen projects, including some of Saarinen's best-known work: the Gateway Arch, the expressionistic TWA Terminal at JFK International Airport in New York, Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC, the strictly modern John Deere Headquarters in Moline, Illinois, and CBS Headquarters in New York City. Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... Ludwig Mies van der Rohe born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies (March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was a German architect. ... Saarinens Gateway Arch frames The Old Courthouse, which sits at the heart of the city of Saint Louis, near the rivers edge. ... The Old Courthouse sits at the heart of the city of Saint Louis, with the arch to the east, near the rivers edge. ... The Twa, also known as Batwa, are a pygmy people who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of the Great Lakes region of central Africa. ... John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA Airport Code: JFK, ICAO Airport Code: KJFK) is the main international airport in New York City, and is one of the largest airports in the world. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Aerial photo Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA airport code IAD, ICAO airport code KIAD) serves the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Moline is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

In 1966 Roche and civil engineer John Dinkeloo changed the name of Eero Saarinen and Associates to Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates upon completion of Saarirnen's projects. Together, their first major commission was the Oakland Museum of California, a complex for the art, natural history, and cultural history of California with a design featuring interrelated terraces and roof gardens. A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering. ... Oakland Museum of California or Oakland Museum is a museum dedicated to the art, history, and natural science of California located in Oakland, California. ...

Roche has master planned and designed diverse facilities noted for their advances in design concepts. His completed works include 8 museums, 38 corporate headquarters, 7 research facilities, performing arts centers, theaters, campus buildings for 6 universities, and the Central Park Zoo. In 1967 he created the master plan for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and since that date has designed all of the new wings and the installation of many collections.

Dinkeloo died in 1981. Roche continues the practice with two partners in Hamden, Connecticut.

Among other awards, Roche received the Pritzker Prize in 1982 and the AIA Gold Medal in 1993. The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor a living architect. ...

Notable works

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• 1966 - Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California.
• 1967 - Ford Foundation Building, New York City, which features a dramatic 12-story jungle atrium. Photo
• 1969 - Knights of Columbus Building, New Haven, Connecticut.
• 1969 - Post Office, Columbus, Indiana.
• 1972 - New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut. (demolished, January 2007)
• 1975 - U. N. Plaza, New York City.
• 1975 - Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• 1981 - Power Center for the Performing Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• 1969 - Eleven buildings on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.

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External links

• http://www.irish-architecture.com/kevin_roche/
• Official Website for Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates
• A Website about the New Haven Coliseum

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