1950s
Architecture School
1958
Received undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati’s School of Architecture
1959
Received graduate degree from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design
1960s
Rome
1960-62
Fellow, American Academy in Rome
Michael often said that it was in Rome that he learned the nouns and verbs of architectural language
Princeton, New Jersey
1962
Moved to Princeton, NJ to teach at Princeton University’s School of Architecture (had a 39-yr career at PU [1962-2001] as the Robert Schirmer Professor of Architecture, became Emeritus upon retirement)
1964
Passed the NJ Architecture Registration Exam and established his architecture & design practice in Princeton in July 1964
1970s
The Warehouse – Michael’s Residence
1974 +/-
Purchased an abandoned warehouse at 44 Patton Avenue in Princeton and converted it to his residence, naming it The Warehouse. He continually renovated years through the ensuing decades. It is now owned by Kean University.
1980s
341 Nassau Street
1983
The Michael Graves & Associates firm moved to 341 Nassau Street, which remains its headquarters
1990s
Graves Design Studio Store
1994
Opened the Graves Design Studio Store adjacent to the product design studios at 338 Nassau Street, across the street from the Princeton HQ (no longer open)
Accolades
1999 – National Medal of Arts
2000s
Sudden Complication
February 2003
Suddenly struck with mysterious complications from a sinus infection that left Michael paralyzed from the chest down and wheelchair-bound for the remainder of his life
Accolades
2001 – AIA Gold Medal
2004 – The Michael Graves Rome Prize Fellowship established
2005 – AIA NJ Michael Graves Lifetime Achievement Award established and awarded to Graves
2010s
Accolades
2010 – AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for teaching career
2010 – Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame
2012 – Richard H. Driehaus Prize Laureate
2013 – Named to the U.S. Access Board for Architecture & Transportation
Michael Graves College
2014
Kean University creates the Michael Graves College of Architecture & Design in Union, NJ based on the architecture curriculum that Michael developed
Wenzhou-Kean University in Wenzhou, China creates the Michael Graves College of Architecture using the same curriculum he developed for the US
Career Retrospective
October 2014 – April 2015
“Past as Prologue: The History and Future of Michael Graves Architecture & Design,” 50-year anniversary and career retrospective exhibit at the Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
Michael's Passing
March 12, 2015
Michael passes away in Princeton, NJ at his home, The Warehouse
2020s
Our story
continues
Projects
Acquisitions
Legacy Projects
A collection of Michael's classics, that have shaped skylines and challenged design.
Atlanta, Georgia
San Juan Capistrano, California
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fukuoka, Japan
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Louisville, Kentucky
