Roche-Dinkeloo

Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo & Associates

Company type	LLC
Industry	Architecture
Genre	Architecture
Founded	Hamden, Connecticut, United States (1966 (1966))
Founder	Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo
Headquarters	New Haven, Connecticut , United States
Area served	International
Key people	Principals: Kevin Roche AIA FAIA.
Services	Architecture, Building Services/MEP Engineering, Graphics, Interior Design, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Sustainable Design and Urban Design & Planning
Website	www.krjda.com

Roche Dinkeloo, otherwise known as Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates LLC (KRJDA), was an architectural firm based in Hamden, Connecticut founded in 1966. In 2020, it relocated to New Haven, Connecticut, and took the name Roche Modern. ^[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. Both had previously worked for Eero Saarinen's architecture firm. 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, Connecticut.

Kevin Roche (l) and John Dinkeloo (r), 1967

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.

KRJDA

"KRJDA is engaged in major projects throughout the United States, Europe and Asia and provides complete master planning, programming, architectural design, interior design, working drawings, specification and construction administration services. The firm has designed a variety of institutional and corporate projects including 38 corporate headquarters, three hotel/apartment buildings, eight museums, numerous research facilities, theaters, schools, factories, performing arts centers, houses, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Central Park Zoo in New York City."

www.krjda.com

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 Malcolm 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]

One UN Plaza depicting Roche-Dinkeloo's signature modernist design, showing chamfers or slant backs on northern and southern faces (1975).

The Head Office for Bouygues SA Holding company received the "Haute Qualité Environnementale (HQE)" which is the highest certification for environmental quality in building design in France.

Headquarters for Santander Central Hispano located in Madrid, Spain.

The continuous glass wall at Lucent Technologies in Nuremberg, Germany wraps around the complex to create a unified street facade.

The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice

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 its 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 was met with critical acclaim. ^[7]

Notable buildings

• 1968 – The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, New York City ^[8]
• 1969 – Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California ^[9]
• 1969 – Administration, Student Union & Physical Education Buildings, RIT, Rochester, New York
• 1969 – The Knights of Columbus Building Headquarters, New Haven, Connecticut ^[10]
• 1969 – United States Post Office, Columbus, Indiana ^[11]
• 1969 – Aetna Life and Casualty Company Computer Headquarters, Hartford, Connecticut ^[12]
• 1971 – Power Center for the Performing Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan ^[13]
• 1973 – Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut ^[14]
• 1974 – Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts ^[15]
• 1974 – The Pyramids (Indianapolis) College Life Insurance Company of America Headquarters, Indianapolis ^[16]
• 1974 – Worcester Plaza, Worcester, Massachusetts ^[17]
• 1975 – One United Nations Plaza and ONE UN New York Hotel, New York City ^[18]
• 1978 – John Deere World Headquarters West Office Building, Moline, Illinois ^[19]
• 1979 – Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver ^[20]
• 1982 – One Summit Square, Fort Wayne, Indiana ^[21]
• 1982 – The Corporate Center, Danbury, Connecticut ^[22]
• 1982 – Moudy Visual Arts and Communication Building, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas ^[23]
• 1983 – Two United Nations Plaza and ONE UN New York Hotel, New York City
• 1983 – General Foods Corporate Headquarters, Ryebrook, New York ^[24]
• 1985 – Cummins Corporate Office Building, Columbus, Indiana ^[25]
• 1985 – DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Williamsburg, Virginia
• 1986 – Conoco Inc. Petroleum Headquarters, Houston ^[26]
• 1987 - Three United Nations Plaza New York City (UNICEF Headquarters)
• 1988 – Central Park Zoo, New York City ^[27]
• 1988 – Bouygues World Headquarters, Saint-Quentin-Yvelines, France ^[28]
• 1989 – Leo Burnett Building Company Headquarters, Chicago ^[29]
• 1990 – 750 Seventh Avenue, New York City ^[30]
• 1990 – Metropolitano Office Building, Madrid
• 1992 – J.P. Morgan Tower, New York City ^[31]
• 1993 – Corning Incorporated Corporate Headquarters, Corning, New York
• 1993 – Merck & Co. Inc. Headquarters, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey^{[ citation needed ]}
• 1993 – Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta ^[32]
• 1993 – Borland International Corporate Headquarters, Scotts Valley, California ^[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
• 1997 – Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts ^[36]
• 1997 – Shiodome City Center, Tokyo ^[37]
• 1997 – Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for University Life/ Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, New York City ^[38]
• 1997 – Lucent Technologies, Lisle and Naperville, Illinois ^[39]
• 2000 – Ciudad Grupo Santander, Madrid ^[40]
• 2001 – Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters, Washington, D.C. ^[41]
• 2002 – Bouygues S.A. Holding Company Headquarters, Paris
• 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, Connecticut
• 2010 – Convention Centre Dublin (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]

References

1. "History". KRJDA. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
2. Goldberger, Paul (March 3, 2019). "Kevin Roche, Architect Who Melded Bold With Elegant, Dies at 96". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 8, 2021.
3. "Firm". Roche Modern. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
4. "Kevin Roche". The Pritzker Architecture Prize. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
5. Pelkonen, Eeva-Lissa; Kevin Roche; Kathleen John-Alder; Olga Pantelidou; David Sadighian (2011). Kevin Roche: Architecture As Environment. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-3001-5223-4.
6. Crosbie, Michael J. "In Praise of Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect". Common Edge. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
7. "Mark Noonan". Screen Directors Guild of Ireland. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
8. Goldberger, Paul (April 15, 1982). "Kevin Roche Wins Pritzker Prize in Architecture". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
9. "The Landscape Architecture Legacy of Dan Kiley". The Cultural Landscape Foundation. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
10. "Knights of Columbus Building". New Haven Modern Architecture - New Haven Preservation Trust. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
11. "Work by Architect Kevin Roche in Columbus, Indiana" . Retrieved October 4, 2025.
12. Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates; William Marlin (1974). Futagawa, Yukio (ed.). Aetna Life Insurance Company Computer Building, Hartford, Connecticut, 1966: College Life Insurance Company Headquarters, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1967. Global architecture; 29. Tokyo: A.D.A. EDITA Tokyo.
13. "University of Michigan Power Center for the Performing Arts". Michigan Modern. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
14. "About - Center for the Arts - Wesleyan University". Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
15. "Fine Arts Center Bridge". designLAB architects. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
16. "College Life Insurance Company Administration Building". ArchInForm. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
17. "Worcester Plaza in Worcester, USA". GPSmyCity. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
18. "United Nations Plaza | UNICEF Headquarters | Office and Residences". Architect. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
19. "John Deere Headquarters". Architectuul. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
20. "History". Denver Performing Arts Complex. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
21. "Summit Square, Fort Wayne Skyscraper". demo.processwire.com. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
22. Paletta, Anthony. "Kevin Roche's Union Carbide Headquarters Gets a Second Chance". Metropolis. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
23. "J.M. Moudy Visual Arts & Communication Bldg". Fort Worth Architecture. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
24. "Tour Recap: General Foods HQ". Docomomo. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
25. "Cummins Corporate Office Building". Visit Columbus Indiana. May 17, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
26. Schillaci, Trevor (2023-01-04). "Midway announces redevelopment of Kevin Roche–designed ConocoPhillips office park in Houston". The Architect’s Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
27. "Central Park Zoo | TCLF". Cultural Landscape Foundation . Retrieved 2024-10-27.
28. "Kevin Roche". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved 2024-10-27.
29. Kamin, Blair (December 10, 1992). "Medal for a Modernist". Chicago Tribune . p. E9. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
30. "750 Seventh Avenue". Hines. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
31. "J.P. MORGAN HEADQUARTERS by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates". Architizer. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
32. "Rediscovering Atlanta's Architecture: Bank of America Plaza". Arts Alt. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
33. "Borland International, Inc. headquarters. Scott's Valley, California. Photo courtesy of Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo and Associates". Irish America. Winter 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
34. "Menara Maxis 36th - Malaysia Virtual Office, Serviced Office, Coworking". CEO SUITE. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
35. "The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore". Pontiac Land Group. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
36. "Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, 2000". MIT List Visual Arts Center. January 13, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
37. "Specifications". Shiodome City Center. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
38. "Skirball Center For The Performing Arts". NYC.com. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
39. "Lucent Technologies Research and Development Complex, Naperville and Lisle, Illinois". Sowlat. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
40. "Idea 1211472: CIUDAD GRUPO SANTANDER by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates in Madrid, Spain". Architizer. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
41. "STATION PLACE, SEC by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates". Architizer. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
42. "1101 New York Avenue". Oxford Properties. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
43. "801 17th Street, NW (Lafayette Tower)". Clark Construction. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
44. "The Convention Centre Dublin". Dublin Docklands Development Authority. Archived from the original on 2011-11-27.
45. "Capitol Crossing North Block". Architect. February 7, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
46. "Archtober - The Museum of Jewish Heritage: Past, Present, and Future". Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. Retrieved 2024-10-27.

External links

• Firm Archive: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates LLC
• Firm Website: Roche Modern