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Michael Graves (b. July 9, 1934, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American post-modern architect. Identified when one of The New York Five, Graves has achieved his greatest fame with his designs for farm domestic things sold at Target stores in the United States.

Inside 2003, meningitis left Graves paralyzed from either a waist down. He is however active withwithin his practice, which is presently required in the total of projects, including an addition to the Detroit Institute of Arts.

His crucial buildings include: Alexander Home, Princeton, New Jersey, 1971-1973 Crooks Home, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1976 Hanselmann Home, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1967 Portland Public Service Building, Portland, Oregon, 1980 Offentligt bibliotek, San Juan Capistrano, California, 1981-1983 Humana Building, Louisville, Kentucky, 1982 Ten Peachtree Place, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990 Swan & Dolphin Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, 1990 Team Disney Building, Burbank, California, 1991 Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1993 [http://www.1500oceandrive.com/index.php?id=graves 1500 Ocean Drive], South Beach, Florida, 1993 Engineering Research facility, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1994-1995 Bryan Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1995 A Central Library in Denver-1996 [http://www.indplsartcenter.org Indianapolis Art Center], Indianapolis, Indiana, 1996 Martel College, Rice University, Houston, Texas, 2002 [http://www.nmp.gov.tw/eng2004/index.html National Museum of History], Taitung, Taiwan, 2002

Michael Graves
Profile and his projects as part of Markuse Corporation.

Michael Graves
Illustrated biography at Princeton Patron Magazine.

Michael Graves (1934- )
Works and biography at Great Buildings Online.

Michael Graves (1934 - )
Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at ArchINFORM database.






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