Kevin Roche, the Dublin-born American architect whose modernist buildings, at once bold and refined, gave striking new identities to corporations, museums and institutions around the world, died on Friday at his home in Guilford, Conn. He was 96.
Roche had been honoured for his work various times, including the Pritzker prize, the AIA gold medal, and the American Academy of arts and letters gold medal. with a career spanning over six decades, Roche completed over 200 projects, including the Oakland Museum of California and the acclaimed ford foundation building in New York City.