A pioneer of sustainable design, this architect employed traditional techniques of extensive shading, passive ventilation, and mud-brick construction.
The architect and designer led a varied career with notable projects in his native Milan as well as in Paris and beyond.
Irene Cheng's exploration of less well-known utopian ideations is a valuable new account in the history of architectural drawing.
The firms were charged with updating the building’s common areas while retaining the unapologetic midcentury swagger of Saarinen’s sole high-rise.