Roche-Dinkeloo

About

The principal designers were 1982 Pritzker Prize laureate Kevin Roche (June 1922 – 2019), with John Dinkeloo—a graduate of the University of Michigan—as the expert in construction and technology. Both had previously worked for Eero Saarinen's architecture firm, Eero Saarinen & Associates. Saarinen, who died in 1961, had wanted his architectural practice to be renamed no later than five years after his death. Accordingly, in 1966, Saarinen & Associates was rebranded as Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates. After Roche's death, the firm relaunched in 2020 as Roche Modern under director Jerry Boryca and managing director Eamon Roche. The firm is now based out of New Haven, Connecticut.

Roche and Dinkeloo both previously worked with Eero Saarinen. Almost all buildings built by Roche are with this firm, and they exhibit his particular architecture and aesthetic, although it has changed wildly throughout the past 40 years. Earlier buildings were characterized by massive facades and experimentation with exposed steel and concrete, while more recent buildings emphasize a clean, glassy look suggesting futuristic and green architecture. The firm also built in postmodern and historicist styles during the early 1990s.

The firm received the American Institute of Architects 1974 Architectural Firm Award and in 1995 the firm was the recipient of the American Institute of Architect's 25-Year Award for the Ford Foundation Headquarters in New York City. In 1982, Kevin Roche received the Pritzker Prize and in 1993, he received the AIA Gold Medal. In 2015 Kevin Roche received the George Malcolm White Award from the American Architectural Foundation. Kevin Roche has been referred to as the "first [architect] to see architecture and nature as one."

Projects

KRJDA has completed over 200 projects in the US and internationally. These include 8 museums, 38 institutional and corporate headquarters, 7 research laboratories, conference and performing arts centers, theaters, and campus buildings for 6 separate universities. KRJDA maintained its office in Hamden, Connecticut.

Film

A feature documentary about Kevin Roche and his work, called Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect, was released in 2017. It is directed by Irish filmmaker (ex-architecture student) Mark Noonan whose 2015 debut feature You're Ugly Too starred Aidan Gillen and was met with critical acclaim.

Notable buildings

• 1968 – The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, New York City
• 1969 – Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California
• 1969 – Administration, Student Union & Physical Education Buildings, RIT, Rochester, New York
• 1969 – The Knights of Columbus Building Headquarters, New Haven, Connecticut
• 1969 – United States Post Office, Columbus, Indiana
• 1969 – Aetna Life and Casualty Company Computer Headquarters, Hartford, Connecticut
• 1971 – Power Center for the Performing Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• 1973 – Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
• 1974 – Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
• 1974 – The Pyramids (Indianapolis) College Life Insurance Company of America Headquarters, Indianapolis
• 1974 – Worcester Plaza, Worcester, Massachusetts
• 1975 – One United Nations Plaza and ONE UN New York Hotel, New York City
• 1978 – John Deere World Headquarters West Office Building, Moline, Illinois
• 1979 – Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver
• 1982 – One Summit Square, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• 1982 – The Corporate Center, Danbury, Connecticut
• 1982 – Moudy Visual Arts and Communication Building, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
• 1983 – Two United Nations Plaza and ONE UN New York Hotel, New York City
• 1983 – General Foods Corporate Headquarters, Ryebrook, New York
• 1985 – Cummins Corporate Office Building, Columbus, Indiana
• 1985 – DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Williamsburg, Virginia
• 1986 – Conoco Inc. Petroleum Headquarters, Houston
• 1987 - Three United Nations Plaza New York City (UNICEF Headquarters)
• 1988 – Central Park Zoo, New York City
• 1988 – Bouygues World Headquarters, Saint-Quentin-Yvelines, France
• 1989 – Leo Burnett Building Company Headquarters, Chicago
• 1990 – 750 Seventh Avenue, New York City
• 1990 – Metropolitano Office Building, Madrid
• 1992 – J.P. Morgan Tower, New York City
• 1993 – Corning Incorporated Corporate Headquarters, Corning, New York
• 1993 – Merck & Co. Inc. Headquarters, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
• 1993 – Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta
• 1993 – Borland International Corporate Headquarters, Scotts Valley, California
• 1993 – Tanjong and Binariang Headquarters/Menara Maxis, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 1994 – Pontiac Marina Millenia Tower and The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore
• 1995 – Dai-ichi Life Headquarters/ Norinchukin Bank Headquarters, DN Tower 21, Tokyo
• 1997 – Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• 1997 – Shiodome City Center, Tokyo
• 1997 – Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for University Life/ Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, New York City
• 1997 – Lucent Technologies, Lisle and Naperville, Illinois{{cite web |title= Lucent Technologies Research and Development Complex, Naperville and Lisle, Illinois |website=Sowlat |url=https://www.sowlat.com/project/lucent-technologies-research-and-development-complex-naperville-and-lisle-illinois/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |language=en-US}}
• 2000 – Ciudad Grupo Santander, Madrid
• 2001 – Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
• 2002 – Bouygues S.A. Holding Company Headquarters, Paris
• 2003 – 1101 New York Avenue, Washington, D.C.
• 2005 – Lafayette Tower, Washington, D.C.
• 2009 – David S. Ingalls Rink Restoration and Addition, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
• 2010 – Convention Centre Dublin (2010)
• 2011 – New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• 2012 – American Painting Galleries in the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• 2014 – Renovations to United Nations Development Corporation
• 2018 – 200/250 Massachusetts Ave Capitol Crossing
• 2020 – Expansion at Museum of Jewish Heritage
• 2022 – Renovation and finish of Plaza Pilin

References

References

1. "History".
2. Goldberger, Paul. (2019-03-03). "Kevin Roche, Architect Who Melded Bold With Elegant, Dies at 96". [[The New York Times]].
3. (1966-08-30). "Saarinen Name Goes". Hartford Courant.
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6. (2011). "Kevin Roche: Architecture As Environment". Yale University Press.
7. Crosbie, Michael J.. "In Praise of Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect".
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9. Goldberger, Paul. (April 15, 1982). "Kevin Roche Wins Pritzker Prize in Architecture". The New York Times.
10. "The Landscape Architecture Legacy of Dan Kiley".
11. "Knights of Columbus Building".
12. "Work by Architect Kevin Roche in Columbus, Indiana".
13. Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates. (1974). "Aetna Life Insurance Company Computer Building, Hartford, Connecticut, 1966: College Life Insurance Company Headquarters, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1967". A.D.A. EDITA Tokyo.
14. "University of Michigan Power Center for the Performing Arts".
15. "About - Center for the Arts - Wesleyan University".
16. "Fine Arts Center Bridge".
17. "College Life Insurance Company Administration Building".
18. "Worcester Plaza in Worcester, USA".
19. "United Nations Plaza {{!}} UNICEF Headquarters {{!}} Office and Residences".
20. "John Deere Headquarters".
21. "History".
22. "Summit Square, Fort Wayne Skyscraper".
23. Paletta, Anthony. "Kevin Roche's Union Carbide Headquarters Gets a Second Chance".
24. "J.M. Moudy Visual Arts & Communication Bldg.".
25. "Tour Recap: General Foods HQ".
26. (2016-05-17). "Cummins Corporate Office Building".
27. Schillaci, Trevor. (2023-01-04). "Midway announces redevelopment of Kevin Roche–designed ConocoPhillips office park in Houston".
28. "Central Park Zoo".
29. "Kevin Roche".
30. Kamin, Blair. (December 10, 1992). "Medal for a Modernist". [[Chicago Tribune]].
31. "750 Seventh Avenue".
32. (2016-07-12). "J.P. MORGAN HEADQUARTERS by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates".
33. (2017-06-07). "Rediscovering Atlanta's Architecture: Bank of America Plaza".
34. (Winter 2024). "Borland International, Inc. headquarters. Scott's Valley, California. Photo courtesy of Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo and Associates.".
35. "Menara Maxis 36th - Malaysia Virtual Office, Serviced Office, Coworking".
36. "The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore".
37. (2022-01-13). "Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, 2000".
38. "Specifications".
39. "Skirball Center For The Performing Arts".
40. "Idea 1211472: CIUDAD GRUPO SANTANDER by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates in Madrid, Spain".
41. (2017-01-09). "STATION PLACE, SEC by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates".
42. "1101 New York Avenue".
43. "801 17th Street, NW (Lafayette Tower)".
44. "The Convention Centre Dublin".
45. (February 7, 2017). "Capitol Crossing North Block".
46. "Archtober - The Museum of Jewish Heritage: Past, Present, and Future".