JOCELYN GORDILLO Interested in drawing and painting 1958 - studied at the University of Cincinnati Masters at Harvard University George Nelson where his interest in furniture design was encouraged 1960 he was awarded the prestigious Rome Prize and studied for two years at the American Academy in Rome • spent the next two years in Rome and its environs, studying painting, and drawing the buildings and the landscape. 1962 accepted a teaching position at Princeton University 1970s was known as one of the "New York Five”, characterized as “white” modernist architect of the 1960s 2003, an infection of unknown origin left Graves paralyzed from the waist down Michael Graves & Associates ( MGA) – planning, architecture, interior design, product design and graphic design Works include: office buildings, courthouses, embassies, museums, theaters, libraries, healthcare facilities, university buildings, sports and entertainment facilities, restaurants, hotels, retail stores, apartment buildings and private residences. Michael Graves Design Group ( MGA’ sister company) produces furniture, lighting fixtures, hardware, house ware, decorative accessories for retailers such as Target. Michael Graves is different. He’s different in a way that one might at first sight call “American” in order to explain it. A closer look at his work reveals it to be , above all, complete and all-encompassing in an amazing way. Michael Graves is clearly a mega-design factory that naturally produces architecture but also industrial designs, packaging, interior design, furniture designs, graphics, jewelry and much more. MICHAEL GRAVES • Buildings and Projects 1966 -1981 1982 -1989 1990 -1994 1995 -2003 GRAVES RESIDENCE • Architecture in Detail Series MICHAEL GRAVES • Images of a Grand Tour • Selected and Current Works: The Master Architect Series • Compact Design Portfolio • Design Monographs MICHAEL GRAVES DESING • THE ART OF THE EVERYDAY OBJECT Rome ,Turkey, Greece, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Germany He reduce architecture to its basic forms His sketches focus on the primary volumes of the architecture and strip away any extraneous ornament •12 drawings of St. Cecile Cathedral in Albi, France -coincidentally the building occurs most often in the sketchbooks of Louis Kahn. •He was fascinated by the history of St. Cecile and was captivated by its mass and how shadow heightens the purity of its architectural forms. •“ The primary volumes in the foreground, the vertical cylinders of the cathedral, and the rectangular spire reduce the architecture to its basic forms” Hyatt Regency 1990-93 Humana Building 1982-85 Rice University 2002 International Finance Corp. 1993-97 Clos Pasage 1984-87 New Jersey Institute of Technology 1997 Indianapolis Art Center 1990-96 Miele Americas Headquarters 1999 One Port Center 1994-96 The Arts Council of Princeton 1997-2008 Luxury Condominiums 2005 Azulera Resort 2006 Four Seasons Residence 2009 Alberto Alessi – sell a lot of kettles in the US Designed to correct the mistakes of previous kettles – handles hung over their bodies DISNEY OFFICE BUILDING PORCH OF THE MAIDENS In what ways is this building similar to the porch of the maidens? Did Michael Graves succeed in incorporating the 7 dwarfs as caryatids? RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER ST. PETER’S BASILICA In what ways is the Riverbend Music Center similar to St. Peter’s Basilica? In what ways is the façade different? Michael Graves is known for? Where did Michael Graves spend two years drawing and painting? What is Michael Graves style? Besides architecture, what else does Michael Graves produce? Where does Michael Graves teach? Alex Buck, M. V. (1994). Design Monographs. New York: St. Martins Press. Ambroziak, B. M. (2005). Images Of A Grand Tour. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. Karen Nichols, L. B. (1995). Buildings And Projects 1990-1994. New York: Rizzoli International Publications Inc. Karen Vogel, P. A. (1982). Buildings And Projects 1966-1981. New York: Rizzoli International Publications Inc. Karen Vogel, P. J. (1990). Buildings And Projects 1982-1989. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. Michael Graves. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2010, from Michael Graves: http://www.michaelgraves.com/ Nichols, K. (2003). Buildins And Projects 1995-2003. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. Michael Graves was born on July 9th, 1934 in Indianapolis Indiana. Since an early age he was interested in drawing and painting. In 1958 he studied at the University of Cincinnati where get got his architectural degree. While completing his education he worked in the architectural office of Carl A. Strauss and Associates. One year after his graduation he got his masters at Harvard University. After graduation Graves went and work with designer and architect George Nelson, with whom his interest in furniture was encouraged. In 1960 he was awarded the prestigious Rome Prize and studied for 2 years at the American Academy in Rome. While in Rome he spend his time painting and drawing the buildings and the landscape. In 1962 he accepted a teaching position at Princeton University. In 1970 he was known as one of the New York Five, characaterized as “ white” modernist architect of the 1960s. The New York Five refers to a group of five New York City architects (Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, John Hejduk and Richard Meier) whose work appeared in a Museum of Modern Art exhibition organized by Arthur Drexler in 1967, and the subsequent book Five Architects in 1972. In 2003 an infection of unknown origin (probably meningitis) left Graves would be fascinating to use water to animate the little bird. paralyzed from the waist down. Michael Graves has his own Company called Michael Graves & Associates. This firm is known for the planning, architecture, interior design, product design and graphic design. Some of his work includes: office buildings, courthouses, embassies, museums, theaters, libraries, healthcare facilities, university buildings, sports and entertainment facilities, restaurants, hotels, retails stores apartment buildings and private residences. MGA’s sister company is Michael Graves design Group. This firm is focused on the production of furniture, lighting fixtures, hardware, house ware, decorative accessories for retailers such as Target. How is Michael Graves work in product and interior design related to his work in architecture? Product design and architecture share in a condition that He calls domesticity, especially when they are brought together in the interior. It is the interior that characteristically portrays inhabitation. It has been only recently that architects have abdicated the responsibility for the aesthetic life of domestic settings and in their place decorators and the lay public have focused their efforts on furnishing the interior. I seems that this separation was initiated by the theories of people like Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier and even ALvar Aalto to some extent , although we know that they were all involved in the desing and production of furniture. In the 50s and 60s, architects were led away from the possibilities of architecture as an all-encompassing activity because of a trend in the profession to specializ. Today people make a distinction between an “architect” and a “ designer”. Personally, he was never felt that they are separate. Michael Graves can be described as different. He’s different in a way that one might at first sight call “ American” in order to explain it. A closer look at his work reveals it to be , above all, complete and all-encompassing in an amazing way. He is clearly a mega-design factory that naturally produces architecture but also industrial design, packing, interior design, furniture design, graphics, jewelry and much more. Some of Graves publications include Buildings and Projects from 1966 to 2003; Architecure in Detail Series, Images of a Grand Tour, Selected and Current Works: The Master Architect Series, Compact Design Monographs and The Art of the Everyday Object. In 1960 begore his architecture and product design had made him a household name, Michael Graves set out on a journey : A Grand Tour of the great monuments of Europe. Graves traveled through Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain, England, Germany and France studying and recording the masterworks of architecture. Images of a Grand Tour collects the stunning artwork he produced during this trip. Delicate pencil sketches, striking ink washes and colorful photographs show the deep connection Graves had to the places he visited. In this book he reduced architecture to its basic forms; his sketches focus on the primary volumes of the architecture and strip away any extraneous ornament. He also took photographs to show detail and color that was missing in his drawings. He created 12 drawings of St. Cecile Cathedral in Albi France. Coincidentally this cathedral occurs most often in the sketchebooks of Louis Kahn. He was fascinated by the history of St. Cecile and was captivated by tis mass and how shadow heightens the purity of the architectural forms. Quoting Graves” the primary volumes in the foreground the vertical cylinders of the cathedral and the rectangular spire reduce the architecture to its basic forms”. Although Graves has created many buildings I focused on the repetition of columns, trusses, cylinders, domes/cupula, and rotundas. He has keep this pattern for more than 20 years and I believe it is his signature look .