Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (with SMBW), Richmond, Virginia, 2010
Rick Mather’s death on April 20 from mesothelioma (caused by exposure to asbestos) was especially unexpected because, although approaching his 76th birthday, he always had a youthful air about him. Born in Portland, Oregon, a distant descendant of Puritan minister Cotton Mather of Salem Witch Trials notoriety, he moved to London in 1963 to study urban design and stayed. Having a strong interest in history, he found himself attracted to studying and working in the older European urban environment. And London in the 1960s was a swinging place, a natural destination for an adventurous, young architect.
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