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Prominent Architect Michael Graves Dies

Published March 13, 2015 at 12:25 PM EDT

You may not know his name, but with more than 350 buildings around the world and a popular line of households products, you probably know Michael Graves’ work.

Graves was a post-modernist architect known for designs at Disney, the Humana building in Louisville and the Portland municipal building in Oregon. He died yesterday at the age of 80.

Tim de Noble, dean of Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design, speaks with Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson about the legacy of Graves.

Guest

  • Tim de Noble, dean of Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design. He tweets @tdenoble.

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The Portland Building, in Portland, Oregon, is pictured in August 1982, about eight weeks before it opened. The building was designed by Michael Graves. (Steve Morgan/Wikimedia Commons)
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The Portland Building, in Portland, Oregon, is pictured in August 1982, about eight weeks before it opened. The building was designed by Michael Graves. (Steve Morgan/Wikimedia Commons)
The Humana Building, also known as the Humana Tower, is pictured in Louisville, Ky. It was designed by Michael Graves. (brokenthoughts/Flickr)
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The Humana Building, also known as the Humana Tower, is pictured in Louisville, Ky. It was designed by Michael Graves. (brokenthoughts/Flickr)
The NCAA Hall of Champions building in Indianapolis, Indiana, was designed by Michael Graves. (chocolatedisco/Flickr)
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The NCAA Hall of Champions building in Indianapolis, Indiana, was designed by Michael Graves. (chocolatedisco/Flickr)
The Team Disney building at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, is pictured on Nov. 8. 2014. It was designed by Michael Graves. (Coolcaesar/Wikimedia Commons)
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The Team Disney building at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, is pictured on Nov. 8. 2014. It was designed by Michael Graves. (Coolcaesar/Wikimedia Commons)