Ferdinand Alexander Porsche1935-2012
Dezeen Wire: Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, grandson of the car firm's founder and designer of the iconic Porsche 911 model, has died at the age of 76 - The Guardian
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Lord St John of Fawsley (1929-2012)
Dezeen Wire: politician, author and barrister Lord St John of Fawsley has died aged 82 - GuardianHe was chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission from 1985 to 1999, when it was succeeded by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (now Design Council CABE, following a merger last year).
Manuel de Solà-Morales (1939-2012)
Dezeen Wire: Spanish architect and urban designer Manuel de Solà-Morales has died at the age of 73 - El País CataloniaThe architect was Professor of Urbanism at the School of Architecture of Barcelona and his most famous works include the Moll de la Fusta seafront promenade in Barcelona.
Luis Moreno Mansilla (1959-2012)
Dezeen Wire: Spanish architect Luis Moreno Mansilla has passed away at the age of 53 - El PeriódicoMansilla was of of the founding partners of Madrid studio Mansilla+Tuñón, whose work includes the Fine Arts Museum in Castellón and the Lalìn Town Hall - which you can see in our earlier story here.
Isi Metzstein (1920 - 2012)
Dezeen Wire: Scottish architect Isi Metzstein, who was awarded the Royal Scottish Academy Gold Medal for Architecture in 1975, has died at the age of 83- BBC NewsMetzstein worked for Scottish firm Gillespie Kidd & Coia and also taught at the Glasgow School of Art.
Anne Tyng 1920 - 2011
Dezeen Wire: architectural theorist Anne Tyng, known for her professional and personal relationship with architect Louis Kahn, died on 27 December 2011 aged 91 - New York Times
Ricardo Legorreta 1931 - 2011
Dezeen Wire: Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta has died at the age of 80. He was awarded the Praemium Imperiale earlier this year.
Steve Jobs 1955-2011
Dezeen Wire: Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple, has died, the company has announced. He was 56. Apple's homepage is today dedicated to a photo of Jobs (above) and, instead of product news, hosts a short statement which starts "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being".
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Richard Hamilton 1922-2011
Dezeen Wire: British pop-art pioneer Richard Hamilton has died aged 89 - The Guardian
Fanny Aronsen 1956-2011
Dezeen Wire: Swedish textile designer Fanny Aronsen has died of cancer aged 55. More-
Robin Day 1915-2010
Dezeenwire: British furniture designer Robin Day has died aged 95 - Guardian
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Günter Behnisch 1922-2010
Dezeenwire: German architect Günter Behnisch, founder of Behnisch Architekten, and has died aged 88. Via sueddeutsche.de
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Nicolas Hayek 1928-2010
Dezeenwire: Nicolas Hayek, founder and chairman of Swiss watch company Swatch Group, has died in Biel, Switzerland, aged 82 - New York Times -
Bill Mitchell 1944-2010
Dezeenwire: Bill Mitchell, former dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at MIT and one of the world's leading urban theorists, had died aged 65. MIT News has published an obituary. -
Tobias Wong 1974-2010
Dezeenwire: New York designer Tobias Wong has died aged 35 - Core77See release from Aric Chen below. More
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Lucienne Day 1917-2010
Dezeenwire: British textile designer Lucienne Day died on January 30th, aged 93. Read her obituary in The Guardian.
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Julius Shulman 1910-2009
Dezeenwire: The Los Angeles Times reports the death of celebrated architectural photographer Julius Shulman at his home in Los Angeles yesterday, aged 98.
"Julius Shulman, whose luminous photographs of homes and buildings brought fame to a number of mid-20th century Modernist architects and made him a household name in the architectural world, died Wednesday night," writes Claudia Luther. LA Times
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David Mellor 1930-2009
Dezeenwire: Stephen Bayley writes the obituary of British designer David Mellor, who died on 7 May. The Guardian
Jan Kaplicky 1937-2009
Czech-born architect Jan Kaplicky of Future Systems died in Prague yesterday, aged 71. See news reports for more info. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues.
Ettore Sottsass 1917-2007
Italian designer Ettore Sottsass has died aged 90, the New York Times reports (via dezain.net, via archinect).