{"id":5992,"date":"2019-03-02T14:45:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T19:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5992"},"modified":"2019-03-04T09:47:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T14:47:05","slug":"renowned-irish-architect-kevin-roche-dies-in-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5992","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Irish Architect Kevin Roche Dies in Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_5993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5993\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/KevinRocheStillFromDocumentaryB_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/KevinRocheStillFromDocumentaryB_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/KevinRocheStillFromDocumentaryB_large-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from the documentary Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect<\/figcaption><\/figure>Renowned Irish architect Kevin Roche has died at the age of 96.<\/p>\n<p>He designed the Convention Center in Dublin and passed away on Friday night at his home in Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>The CCD says he won innumerable awards for his designs of over 200 major buildings around the world.<\/p>\n<p>In 1982 the Dublin-born architect was awarded the prestigious Pritzker prize, which is the equivalent of the Nobel prize for architecture.<\/p>\n<p>He also designed the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Oakland Museum, the UN Plaza and the Ford Foundation headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-5992\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5992&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-5992\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5992&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-5992\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5992&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5992\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned Irish architect Kevin Roche has died at the age of 96. 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