Architect and former RIBA president Marco Goldschmied dies aged 78
British architect Marco Goldschmied, a founding partner of the Richard Rogers Partnership and former RIBA president, has lost his battle with lung cancer. More
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Japanese-American architect Gyo Obata dies aged 99
Gyo Obata, co-founder of the St Louis-based architecture firm HOK, has passed away at the age of 99. More
Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill dies aged 82
Ricardo Bofill, the Spanish architect behind the Walden 7 apartment building in Catalonia, has passed away at the age of 82. More
British engineer Max Fordham dies aged 88
Max Fordham, a British engineer and "pioneer of sustainable building design", has passed away at the age of 88. More
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Rogers dies aged 88
High-tech architecture pioneer Richard Rogers, who designed the Centre Pompidou and Lloyd's building, has passed away aged 88. More
Architect Chris Wilkinson dies aged 76
British architect and artist Chris Wilkinson, co-founder of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning studio WilkinsonEyre, has passed away at the age of 76. More
Remembering the great architects and designers we lost in 2021
As part of our ongoing 2021 review, Dezeen remembers the architects and designers who passed away this year, including designer Virgil Abloh and architects Helmut Jahn and Art Gensler. More
"The great transformer of Barcelona" architect Oriol Bohigas dies aged 95
Oriol Bohigas, the Catalan architect behind the modernisation of Barcelona, has died at the age of 95. More
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Off-White founder Virgil Abloh dies aged 41
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who was the founder of brand Off-White and artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection, has died aged 41. More
Brutalist architect Owen Luder dies aged 93
Owen Luder, the British architect behind brutalist buildings including the Trinity Square car park and Tricorn Centre, has died at the age of 93. More
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Gottfried Böhm dies aged 101
German architect Gottfried Böhm, designer of the brutalist Church of the Pilgrimage, has passed away aged 101. More
Graphic designer Ken Garland dies aged 92
Ken Garland, the graphic designer best known for redesigning CND's peace symbol, has passed away at the age of 92. More
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha dies at 92
Highly decorated Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and RIBA Gold Medal, has passed away at the age of 92. More
Former MoMA chief curator of architecture and design Terence Riley dies aged 66
American architect Terence Riley, former chief curator of architecture and design at New York's Museum of Modern Art and founding partner of Keenen/Riley Architects, has passed away at the age of 66. More
Founder of the world's largest architecture studio Art Gensler dies at 85
Art Gensler, the American architect, interior designer and founder of global architecture firm Gensler, has passed away at the age of 85 after a long illness. More
Architect Helmut Jahn dies in bicycle crash aged 81
Architect Helmut Jahn, who designed the postmodern James R Thompson Center, has been killed while riding his bicycle near his home in a Chicago suburb. More
Fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies from coronavirus aged 59
Fashion designer Alber Elbaz, who worked as creative director at French fashion houses Lanvin and Yves Saint Laurent, has passed away at the age of 59. More
"Design titan" Zeev Aram dies aged 89
Furniture and interior designer Zeev Aram, who promoted numerous modernist and emerging designers at London's Aram Store, has passed away at the age of 89. More
Artemide founder and president Ernesto Gismondi dies aged 89
Ernesto Gismondi, the Italian designer who founded lighting brand Artemide, has passed away aged 89. More
Remembering the great architects and designers we lost in 2020
To round off our review of 2020, Dezeen looks back at the designers and architects who passed away this year, including Italian designer Enzo Mari, British entrepreneur Terence Conran and Bulgarian artist Christo. More