"Great innovator" Italo Rota dies aged 70
Italian architect Italo Rota, who designed projects including the Museo del Novecento in Milan, has passed away at age 70. More about "Great innovator" Italo Rota dies aged 70
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Design "provocateur and rule-breaker" Gaetano Pesce dies aged 84
Italian designer and architect Gaetano Pesce, a pioneer of the Radical Design movement who blurred the boundaries between art and design, has passed away at age 84. More about Design "provocateur and rule-breaker" Gaetano Pesce dies aged 84
"Outstanding" landscape architect Lynn Kinnear dies aged 64
Landscape architect Lynn Kinnear, founder of Kinnear Landscape Architects who collaborated on projects including the Stirling Prize-winning Burntwood School, has died aged 64. More about "Outstanding" landscape architect Lynn Kinnear dies aged 64
"Visionary" car designer Marcello Gandini dies aged 85
Prolific Italian car designer Marcello Gandini, credited with creating the first-ever supercar, has passed away at age 85. More about "Visionary" car designer Marcello Gandini dies aged 85
Architect Antoine Predock dies aged 87
Award-winning architect Antoine Predock, known for his work rooted in the style and philosophies of the American Southwest, has passed away at the age of 87. More about Architect Antoine Predock dies aged 87
Interior designer Iris Apfel dies aged 102
American interior designer, fashion influencer and "geriatric starlet" Iris Apfel has passed away at the age of 102. More about Interior designer Iris Apfel dies aged 102
Remembering the architects and designers we lost in 2023
Our review of 2023 pays tribute to the architects, designers and innovators who died in this year, including Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Viñoly and fashion pioneer Mary Quant. More about Remembering the architects and designers we lost in 2023
"Giant of radical thinking" Andrea Branzi dies aged 84
Italian architect and designer Andrea Branzi, who was one of the founders of influential studio Archizoom Associati and the Domus Academy, has died aged 84. More about "Giant of radical thinking" Andrea Branzi dies aged 84
"Visionary architect" Raymond Moriyama dies aged 93
Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, the co-founder of Moriyama Teshima Architects and the architect responsible for some of Canada's most iconic buildings, has died aged 93. More about "Visionary architect" Raymond Moriyama dies aged 93
"Visionary" Italian designer Rodolfo Dordoni dies aged 69
Architect and designer Rodolfo Dordoni, who served as the art director for a number of Italian design brands including Artemide, Cappellini and Minotti, has passed away at the age of 69. More about "Visionary" Italian designer Rodolfo Dordoni dies aged 69
High-tech pioneer Michael Hopkins dies aged 88
RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winning architect Michael Hopkins, who was one of the early pioneers of high-tech architecture, has died aged 88. More about High-tech pioneer Michael Hopkins dies aged 88
Michael Squire of Squire & Partners dies aged 77
British architect Michael Squire, the founder of architecture firm Squire & Partners, has died aged 77 following a short illness. More about Michael Squire of Squire & Partners dies aged 77
Fashion designer Mary Quant dies aged 93
British fashion designer Mary Quant, who popularised the mini skirt during the 1960s, has died at home aged 93. More about Fashion designer Mary Quant dies aged 93
HOK architect and CEO Bill Hellmuth dies aged 69
American architect Bill Hellmuth, who designed many projects as president and then CEO of global architecture studio HOK, has passed away aged 69 after a long illness. More about HOK architect and CEO Bill Hellmuth dies aged 69
British architect Michael Wilford dies aged 84
British architect Michael Wilford, who was best known for his bright and colourful postmodern buildings created together with James Stirling, has passed away at the age of 84. More about British architect Michael Wilford dies aged 84
Skyscraper architect Gene Kohn dies aged 92
American architect A Eugene Kohn, who co-founded Kohn Pedersen Fox and designed many of the world's tallest skyscrapers, has died of cancer aged 92. More about Skyscraper architect Gene Kohn dies aged 92
Tributes paid to "energetic, elegant and passionate" architect Rafael Viñoly
Architects and critics including Norman Foster and Michael Kimmelman have paid tribute to Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly following his death last week. More about Tributes paid to "energetic, elegant and passionate" architect Rafael Viñoly
Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly dies aged 78
Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly, who designed hundreds of projects including skyscrapers 432 Park Avenue and the Walkie Talkie, has passed away aged 78. More about Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly dies aged 78
"India's greatest architect" Balkrishna Doshi dies aged 95
Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, the recipient of both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, has died at the age of 95. More about "India's greatest architect" Balkrishna Doshi dies aged 95
Azure co-founder Nelda Rodger dies aged 70
Nelda Rodger, the co-founder and editorial director of architecture and design magazine Azure, has passed away after a long illness. More about Azure co-founder Nelda Rodger dies aged 70