Obituary: Kevin Roche nodded off during an interview for a job at Eero Saarinen’s architectural firm. He got the job anyway and became a celebrated designer of corporate headquarters.
March 8, 2019 10:30 a.m. ET
The architect Kevin Roche, who died March 1 at age 96, could think of few fates duller than a career cooped up inside the typical high-rise office building, something he described as “hell up in the air.” His mission, he declared, was to make office workers’ lives a bit more pleasant. Born in Ireland, Mr. Roche made his career mostly in the U.S. and pioneered the use of indoor gardens, concealed parking spaces, reflective glass and steel alloys with rust-like patinas. Though he designed new galleries and other spaces for New...
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