Breaking news: Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly, who designed hundreds of projects including skyscrapers 432 Park Avenue and the Walkie Talkie, has passed away aged 78.
Viñoly passed away early today in New York City, according to an announcement made by Elisa Carrió, an Argentine politician and friend of Viñoly’s.
The news was reported in Latin American News.
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he studied at the University of Buenos Aires before co-founding his first studio Estudio de Arquitectura Manteola-Petchersky-Sánchez Gómez-Santos-Solsona-Viñoly in 1964. The studio would go on to be one of the largest in South America.
In 1978 he relocated to America and established his studio Rafael Viñoly Architects shortly after, which now has offices in the US, UK, UAE and Argentina.
His studio was responsible for designing numerous buildings across the globe including the super-skinny 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in New York.
In the UK he designed 20 Fenchurch Street in London, which is widely known as the Walkie Talkie due to its shape, along with the masterplan for Battersea Power Station and the Firstsite visual arts centre in Colchester.
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