The Uruguayan-born architect died unexpectedly this week from an aneurysm, his New York-based firm said. He was 78.
Rafael Viñoly, a Uruguayan architect whose portfolio includes London's"Walkie-Talkie" building, died on Thursday. He was 78.Rafael Viñoly, a Uruguayan architect whose portfolio includes London's"Walkie-Talkie" building, died on Thursday. He was 78.Rafael Viñoly, a Uruguayan-born architect whose award-winning modernist buildings bring a dramatic flair to skylines around the world, has died. He was 78.
Viñoly died of an aneurysm at New York's Presbyterian Hospital in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, according to his firm. "I am saddened to report that my father, the founder and namesake of our firm Rafael Viñoly Architects, passed away unexpectedly," his son and collaborator Román Viñoly."He was a visionary who will be missed by all those whose lives he touched through his work."
His most recognizable works include the Tokyo International Forum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Carrasco Airport in Montevideo, and 20 Fenchurch Street in London — better known as the"Walkie-Talkie" building. Viñoly, whose civic and cultural buildings were the backbone of his portfolio, was preoccupied with the practical use of his structures.
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