Roche-Dinkeloo Explained

Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo & Associates
Type:	LLC
Genre:	Architecture
Foundation:	Hamden, Connecticut, United States
Founder:	Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo
Location City:	New Haven, Connecticut
Location Country:	United States
Area Served:	International
Key People:	Principals: Kevin Roche AIA FAIA.
Industry:	Architecture
Services:	Architecture, Building Services/MEP Engineering, Graphics, Interior Design, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Sustainable Design and Urban Design & Planning

Roche Dinkeloo, otherwise known as Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates LLC (KRJDA), is an architectural firm based in Hamden, Connecticut founded in 1966. In 2020, it relocated to New Haven, Connecticut, and took the name Roche Dinkeloo.^[1]

About

The principal designers were 1982 Pritzker Prize laureate Kevin Roche (June 1922 – 2019),^[2] with John Dinkeloo—a graduate of the University of Michigan—as the expert in construction and technology. After Roche's death, the firm relaunched in 2020 as Roche Modern under director Jerry Boryca and managing director Eamon Roche.^[3] The firm is now based out of New Haven, CT.

Roche and Dinkeloo both previously worked with Eero Saarinen. Almost all buildings built by Roche are with this firm, and they exhibit his particular architecture and aesthetic, although it has changed wildly throughout the past 40 years. Earlier buildings were characterized by massive facades and experimentation with exposed steel and concrete, while more recent buildings emphasize a clean, glassy look suggesting futuristic and green architecture. The firm also built in postmodern and historicist styles during the early 1990s.

The firm received the American Institute of Architects 1974 Architectural Firm Award and in 1995 the firm was the recipient of the American Institute of Architect's 25-Year Award for the Ford Foundation Headquarters in New York City. In 1982, Kevin Roche received the Pritzker Prize^[4] and in 1993, he received the AIA Gold Medal. In 2015 Kevin Roche received the George M. White Award from the American Architectural Foundation. Kevin Roche has been referred to as the "first [architect] to see architecture and nature as one."^[5]

Projects

KRJDA has completed over 200 projects in the US and internationally. These include 8 museums, 38 institutional and corporate headquarters, 7 research laboratories, conference and performing arts centers, theaters, and campus buildings for 6 separate universities. KRJDA maintained their office in Hamden, Connecticut.

Film

A feature documentary about Kevin Roche and his work, called Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect was released in 2017.^[6] It is directed by Irish filmmaker (ex-architecture student) Mark Noonan whose 2015 debut feature You're Ugly Too starred Aidan Gillen and waas met with critical acclaim.^[7]

Notable buildings

• 1968 – The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, New York, NY^[8]
• 1969 – Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA^[9]
• 1969 – Administration, Student Union & Physical Education Buildings, RIT, Rochester, NY
• 1969 – The Knights of Columbus Building Headquarters, New Haven, CT^[10]
• 1969 – United States Post Office, Columbus, IN^[11]
• 1969 – Aetna Life and Casualty Company Computer Headquarters, Hartford, CT^[12]
• 1971 – Power Center for the Performing Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI^[13]
• 1973 – Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT^[14]
• 1974 – Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA^[15]
• 1974 – The Pyramids (Indianapolis) College Life Insurance Company of America Headquarters, Indianapolis, IN^[16]
• 1974 – Worcester Plaza, Worcester, MA^[17]
• 1975 – One United Nations Plaza and ONE UN New York Hotel, New York, NY^[18]
• 1978 – John Deere World Headquarters West Office Building, Moline, IL^[19]
• 1979 – Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO^[20]
• 1982 – One Summit Square, Fort Wayne, IN^[21]
• 1982 – The Corporate Center, Danbury, CT^[22]
• 1982 – Moudy Visual Arts and Communication Building, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX^[23]
• 1983 – Two United Nations Plaza and ONE UN New York Hotel, New York, NY
• 1983 – General Foods Corporate Headquarters, Ryebrook, NY^[24]
• 1985 – Cummins Corporate Office Building, Columbus, IN^[25]
• 1985 – DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Williamsburg, VA
• 1986 – Conoco Inc. Petroleum Headquarters, Houston, TX^[26]
• 1987 - Three United Nations Plaza New York, New York (UNICEF Headquarters)
• 1988 – Central Park Zoo, New York, NY^[27]
• 1988 – Bouygues World Headquarters, Saint-Quentin-Yvelines, France^[28]
• 1989 – Leo Burnett Building Company Headquarters, Chicago, IL^[29]
• 1990 – 750 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY^[30]
• 1990 – Metropolitano Office Building, Madrid, Spain
• 1992 – J.P. Morgan Tower, New York, NY^[31]
• 1993 – Corning Incorporated Corporate Headquarters, Corning, NY
• 1993 – Merck & Co. Inc. Headquarters, Whitehouse Station, NJ
• 1993 – Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta) GA^[32]
• 1993 – Borland International Corporate Headquarters, Scotts Valley, CA^[33]
• 1993 – Tanjong and Binariang Headquarters/Menara Maxis, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[34]
• 1994 – Pontiac Marina Millenia Tower and The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore^[35]
• 1995 – Dai-ichi Life Headquarters/ Norinchukin Bank Headquarters, DN Tower 21, Tokyo, Japan
• 1997 – Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA^[36]
• 1997 – Shiodome City Center, Tokyo, Japan^[37]
• 1997 – Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for University Life/ Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, New York, NY^[38]
• 1997 – Lucent Technologies, Lisle, IL/Naperville, IL^[39]
• 2000 – Ciudad Grupo Santander, Madrid, Spain^[40]
• 2001 – Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters, Washington, D.C.^[41]
• 2002 – Bouygues S.A. Holding Company Headquarters, Paris, France
• 2003 – 1101 New York Avenue, Washington, D.C.^[42]
• 2005 – Lafayette Tower, Washington, D.C.^[43]
• 2009 – David S. Ingalls Rink Restoration and Addition, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• 2010 – Convention Centre Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (2010)^[44]
• 2011 – New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• 2012 – American Painting Galleries in the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• 2014 – Renovations to United Nations Development Corporation
• 2018 – 200/250 Massachusetts Ave Capitol Crossing^[45]
• 2020 – Expansion at Museum of Jewish Heritage^[46]

External links

• Firm Website: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates LLC

Notes and References

1. Web site: History KRJDA Archive . 2024-10-27 . www.krjda.com . en.
2. News: Goldberger. Paul. 2019-03-03. Kevin Roche, Architect Who Melded Bold With Elegant, Dies at 96 (Published 2019). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-08. 0362-4331.
3. Web site: Firm . 2022-03-22 . Roche Modern . en-US.
4. Web site: Kevin Roche The Pritzker Architecture Prize. 2021-01-08. www.pritzkerprize.com.
5. Pelkonen, Eeva-Lissa. Kevin Roche: Architecture As Environment. New Haven: Yale University Press. 2011.
6. Web site: Crosbie . Michael J. . In Praise of Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect . 2024-10-27 . Common Edge.
7. Web site: Mark Noonan - Screen Directors Guild of Ireland . 2024-10-27 . sdgi.ie.
8. News: Goldberger . Paul . April 15, 1982 . Kevin Roche Wins Pritzker Prize in Architecture . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200628185719/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/15/arts/kevin-roche-wins-pritzker-prize-in-architecture.html . June 28, 2020 . June 26, 2020 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
9. Web site: The Landscape Architecture Legacy of Dan Kiley The Cultural Landscape Foundation . 2024-10-27 . www.tclf.org.
10. Web site: Knights of Columbus Building . 2024-10-27 . New Haven Modern Architecture - New Haven Preservation Trust . en.
11. Web site: 2016-06-05 . Columbus Post Office detail – Kevin Roche, . 2024-10-27 . en-US.
12. Book: Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo and Associates . Aetna Life Insurance Company Computer Building, Hartford, Connecticut, 1966: College Life Insurance Company Headquarters, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1967 . Marlin . William . Futagawa . Yukio . 1974 . A.D.A. EDITA Tokyo . Global architecture ;29 . Tokyo.
13. Web site: University of Michigan Power Center for the Performing Arts – Michigan Modern . 2024-10-27 . www.michiganmodern.org/ . en-US.
14. Web site: About - Center for the Arts - Wesleyan University . 2024-10-27 . www.wesleyan.edu.
15. Web site: Fine Arts Center Bridge . 2024-10-27 . designLAB architects . en-US.
16. Web site: College Life Insurance Company Administration Building . 2024-10-27 . ArchInForm.
17. Web site: Worcester Plaza in Worcester, USA . 2024-10-27 . GPSmyCity . en.
18. Web site: United Nations Plaza UNICEF Headquarters Office and Residences . 2024-10-27 . Architect.
19. Web site: John Deere Headquarters . 2024-10-27 . Architectuul.
20. Web site: Complex . Denver Performing Arts . History Denver Performing Arts Complex . 2024-10-27 . www.artscomplex.com . en.
21. Web site: Summit Square, Fort Wayne Skyscraper . 2024-10-27 . demo.processwire.com.
22. Web site: Paletta . Anthony . Kevin Roche’s Union Carbide Headquarters Gets a Second Chance . 2024-10-27 . Metropolis . en-US.
23. Web site: J.M. Moudy Visual Arts & Communication Bldg. - Architecture in Fort Worth's South Side . 2024-10-27 . www.fortwortharchitecture.com.
24. Web site: Tour Recap: General Foods HQ . 2024-10-27 . www.docomomo-us.org . en.
25. Web site: 2016-05-17 . Cummins Corporate Office Building, Columbus, IN, . 2024-10-27 . en-US.
26. Web site: Schillaci . Trevor . 2023-01-04 . Midway announces redevelopment of Kevin Roche–designed ConocoPhillips office park in Houston . 2024-10-27 . The Architect’s Newspaper . en-US.
27. Web site: Central Park Zoo TCLF . 2024-10-27 . www.tclf.org.
28. Web site: Kevin Roche Biography, Buildings, & Facts Britannica . 2024-10-27 . www.britannica.com . en.
29. Web site: Leo Burnett Building designed by architect - Near Northwest . 2024-10-27 . digitaledition.chicagotribune.com.
30. Web site: 750 Seventh Avenue . 2024-10-27 . Hines . en.
31. Web site: 2016-07-12 . J.P. MORGAN HEADQUARTERS by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates . 2024-10-27 . Architizer . en-us.
32. Web site: 2017-06-07 . Rediscovering Atlanta’s Architecture: Bank of America Plaza . 2024-10-27 . Arts Alt.
33. Web site: Borland International, Inc. headquarters. Scott’s Valley, California. Photo courtesy of Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo and Associates. . 2024-10-27 . www.irishamerica.com.
34. Web site: Menara Maxis 36th - Malaysia Virtual Office, Serviced Office, Coworking . 2024-10-27 . CEO SUITE . en.
35. Web site: The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore Pontiac Land Group . 2024-10-27 . en-US.
36. Web site: 2022-01-13 . Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, 2000 MIT List Visual Arts Center . 2024-10-27 . listart.mit.edu . en.
37. Web site: SPECIFICATIONS｜Shiodome City Center . 2024-10-27 . www.shiodomecitycenter.com.
38. Web site: Skirball Center For The Performing Arts New York City.com : Profile . 2024-10-27 . NYC.com . en.
39. Web site: LUCENT, Naperville and Lisle, IL Sowlat . 2024-10-27 . en-US.
40. Web site: Idea 1211472: CIUDAD GRUPO SANTANDER by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates in Madrid, Spain . 2024-10-27 . Architizer . en.
41. Web site: 2017-01-09 . STATION PLACE, SEC by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates . 2024-10-27 . Architizer . en-us.
42. Web site: 1101 New York Avenue Oxford Properties . 2024-10-27 . www.oxfordproperties.com.
43. Web site: 801 17th Street, NW (Lafayette Tower) Clark Construction . 2024-10-27 . www.clarkconstruction.com . en.
44. Web site: The Convention Centre Dublin – Dublin Docklands . www.ddda.ie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111127064304/http://www.ddda.ie/index.jsp?p=327&n=514&a=1014 . 2011-11-27.
45. Web site: Home . capitolcrossingdc.com.
46. Web site: Archtober - The Museum of Jewish Heritage: Past, Present, and Future . 2024-10-27 . Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust . en-US.