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词条 Yann Weymouth
释义

  1. Career

  2. Louvre Notebooks

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. External links

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Yann Weymouth is a St. Petersburg, Florida-based architect and the designer of the Salvador Dali Museum. Early in his career, he served as chief of design for I.M. Pei on the Grand Louvre Project in Paris, France.

Career

After graduating from Harvard University in 1963{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} and MIT in 1966,{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} Yann Weymouth served early in his career as chief of design for I.M. Pei on the National Gallery of Art East Wing, Washington, D.C and as the chief of design for I.M. Pei on the Grand Louvre Project in Paris, France.[1]

In 1989, the year the Grand Louvre Pyramid opened, Engineering News-Record named Weymouth one of its Men of the Year.[2] French President Francois Mitterrand honored Weymouth for his role, awarding him the “Chevalier” (Knight) of the “Ordre National du Mérite”.[3] Weymouth was elevated to “Officier” (Officer) in 2012.

Weymouth then worked for Arup, SOM and Arquitectonica.[4]

From early 2001 to 2013 Weymouth served as senior vice president, design director, and worldwide design board member for Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) Architects.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

He designed The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Experiential Music at the University of Miami in Florida, intended to be the first LEED Platinum structures at the University.[5][6]

He designed the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida.[7][8]

He designed expansions, renovations and master plan of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and Cultural Complex in Sarasota and the Museum of Fine Arts (St. Petersburg, Florida) Hazel Hough Wing.[9]

Louvre Notebooks

Weymouth has kept notebooks of his work on the Louvre. In 1992, the American Institute of Architects and American Architectural Foundation exhibited Yann Weymouth Louvre Notebooks at The Octagon, Washington, D.C. In 2009, to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Louvre Pyramid, the Musee du Louvre and Prestel co-published the book I.M. Pei and the Louvre Pyramid by Philip Jodidio and with sketches by Weymouth.

Personal life

He is the older brother of Tina Weymouth, the bassist for the art-rock band Talking Heads from 1974 to 1991,[10] the son of Ralph Weymouth and the great-grandson of Anatole Le Braz.[11]

On January 4, 1988, Weymouth married his second wife Susana (née Pola); they have a son.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

Yann Weymouth previously was married to Lally Weymouth, a daughter of Katharine Graham, a former publisher of The Washington Post. They divorced in 1972, and had two children:

  • Katharine Weymouth, former publisher for The Washington Post[12]
  • Pamela Alma Weymouth, writer for HuffPost[13][14]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Cool Construction Tour of 77 Charles West Tower in Toronto|url=http://www.hoklife.com/tag/yann-weymouth/|publisher=hoklife.com|accessdate=5 September 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=77 Charles Street Condominiums|url=http://hermesrealty.ca/77-charles-street-condominiums/|publisher=hermesrealty.ca|accessdate=5 September 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Architect, Yann Weymouth|url=http://thefrost.fiu.edu/new_building.htm|publisher=thefrost.fiu.edu|accessdate=5 September 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Architect Spec: Yann Weymouth|url=http://www.surfaceandpanel.com/blog/architect-spec-yann-weymouth|publisher=surfaceandpanel.com|accessdate=5 September 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Interview with HOK's Yann Weymouth on the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida|url=http://archinect.com/news/article/25825606/interview-with-hok-s-yann-weymouth-on-the-salvador-dali-museum-in-florida|publisher=archinect.com|accessdate=5 September 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Recent Entries|url=http://www.hoklife.com/archives/|publisher=hoklife.com|accessdate=5 September 2014}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=INTERVIEW: HOK's Yann Weymouth Discusses Designing the Hurricane-Resistant Salvador Dalí Museum|url=http://inhabitat.com/interview-hoks-yann-weymouth-discusses-designing-the-hurricane-resistant-salvador-dali-museum/|publisher=inhabitat.com|accessdate=5 September 2014}}
8. ^Carl Cronan No Rock Star-chitect August 27, 2010 Gulf Coast Business Review
9. ^{{cite web|title=Architects envision new life for old St. Petersburg Pier|url=http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/architects-envision-new-life-for-st-petersburg-pier-20140903/|publisher=tbo.com|accessdate=5 September 2014}}
10. ^Gulf Coast Business review: "No Rock Star-chitect" by Carl Cronan August 27, 2010
11. ^http://www.letelegramme.fr/ig/generales/regions/bretagne/heritage-d-anatole-le-braz-aux-talking-heads-31-08-2012-1821812.php
12. ^[https://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2008/07/portfolio_0716 Wired.com: "Post's Weymouth: The Last Media Tycoon" By Lloyd Grove] July 16, 2008
13. ^Huffington Post: "Pamela Alma Bass" retrieved October 29, 2012
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020701162.html|title=Post Co. Names Weymouth Media Chief and Publisher|author=Frank Ahrens|publisher=The Washington Post|date=2008-02-08|accessdate=2009-09-15|quote=She [Katharine Weymouth] is a niece of Tina Weymouth, the bass guitarist in the new wave band Talking Heads..}}

External links

  • Interview about Dali museum
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