Celebrated Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly has died in New York City at the age of 78. The news of Viñoly’s death, reportedly caused by an aneurysm, was first reported earlier today by Uruguayan media and later confirmed by his son Román Viñoly, a filmmaker and director of Rafael Viñoly Architects, who provided the following statement:
“On behalf of my family, my co-workers and our many partners throughout the world, I am saddened to report that my father, the founder and namesake of our firm Rafael Viñoly Architects, passed away unexpectedly yesterday, 2nd of March, at the age of 78. He was a visionary who will be missed by all those whose lives he touched through his work. He leaves a rich legacy of distinctive and timeless designs that manifested in some of the world’s most recognizable and iconic structures. The firm’s partners and directors, many of whom have collaborated with him for decades, will extend his architectural legacy in the work we will continue to perform every day.”
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