Architect Román Viñoly

By Tina Renick

Published August 31, 2023 at 10:30 PM EDT

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RAFAEL VIÑOLY ARCHITECTS

On March 2, 2023, the acclaimed architect Rafael Viñoly died suddenly, at 78, just two weeks before his scheduled “Person Place Thing.” Rather than cancel, his son Román used the occasion to reflect on his father.

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