Biography

 American architect and designer, born in

Indianapolis Indiana and educated at the
university of Cincinnati and Harvard
university.
 His innate gift for drawing and painting,
become one of the corner stone of graves
architectural talent.
 After working as a fellow at the American
academy in Rome for two years.he started
his own practice in Princeton university
in1972.
 Graves had become less concerned with
the roofs of modernism and had developed
a wide ranging eclecticisms in which he
also started historical forms and
emphasized the use of color.
 Michael graves generates an ironic,vision
of classicism in working his building have
become classified in their mass and order.
 Although influenced by the fundamentalist
in developing an architectural language,
graves has become an opponent of modern
works.
Michael grave building and
projects
 `Michael graves buildings and projects
1966-1981 an essay titled by graves case
for figurative architecture “discuss the
prelateship of human figures to
architectural forms as figurative
architecture
 Figurative architecture reinstates the
traditional language of architecture that an
like abstraction of the modern movement
 Michael graves would rather see the the
windows as distinct elements with in the
walls framing occupants view to the out
side increasing For example Michael grave
would oppose making a full wall of glass,a
so called window walls of a facade of a
building
 the hierarchical difference between inside
and out side.
 Expressing the general size of the human
figure on the out side of the structure.
 Graves interest in restarting the familiar
and traditional elements(walls,floors
ceilings, doors,windows and columns
 `Michael graves also is interested in the
positive lesson of the modern concepts
 The Michael grave office has completed a
wide variety of that include urban and
master planning,office buildings shopping
centers retail stores single and multiple
family housing cultural and educational
facilities such as libraries,schools
museums and art centers show rooms and
other special interiors, furnishings and art
facts for example Portland
building,humma building etc
Famous buildings
 PORTLAND BUILDING
 Portland building addresses the public nature of
both the urban content and integral program.
 Portland building is a block mass with decorated
faced .
 In order to reinforce the building associative
qualitative,the facade are organized into a
classical three part division of base middle or
body and head .
 A stylized gar land of blue ribbons( rendered in
concrete)decorated one side while a huge statue
of a woman, Portland , added in 1985 dominates
the main entrance.
 On the varied faced of this chunky is story
municipal office building . Speck red with
smallish square windows,mass of deep
color brawns blue and a trusty red
emphatic statements against a sandy back
ground.
HUMANA BUILDING
 This 26 story post-modern skyscraper is one of
Graves' best known projects; in addition to
receiving national AIA awards, TIME Magazine
listed it as one of the 10 best buildings of the
decade. The Humana Building is the
headquarters for the health care corporation of
the same name
 Like many post modern skyscrapers, it uses the
classically-based tripartite division with a strong
sense of a base--the 8 story loggia extending in
front of the office structure, a shaft, and a top,
here a kind of ziggurat when seen from the side.
 A huge circular bay projects at the top which is
surmounted by the ziggurat--or notched gable--
topped by a curved roof. The eight-story loggia
in front is capped at the center by a pyramidal
skylight (visible in the center image below).
 This post-modern style contrasts strikingly with
the cigar-box-on-end repetitive designs of
modern glass and steel architecture. Materials are
expensive--pink granite for most of the surface,
with several other polished granites. The building
is decorated in gold leaf.
DOLPHIN HOTEL

 The Dolphin hotel located right in the heart

of the old port town of Southampton. This
excellent 3 star property has seen many a
famous face walk through its doors over the
years. Established first in the 13th century
as an Inn, historical luminaries such as Lord
Nelson, Queen Victoria, Thackery and Jane
Austin have all availed of its legendary
hospitality.
 if your tastes are more retail-inclined, stroll
across town to the West Quay shopping
center.
 The helpful, professional staff will be more
than happy to help you organize your trip.
 The Dolphin hotel has been extensively
restored and refurbished in 2004 and
remains a landmark building on the
Southampton high street.
 The overriding style of this central hotel
is chic elegance married wonderfully
with old world Georgian architecture.
 The owners have infused an artistic
theme into the decor of the bedrooms
lending them a fresh modern quality.
All are fully-furnished and are en-suite.
 This Southampton hotel is the perfect
starting point to explore all the town
and its hinterland has to offer. The
New Forest and The Isle of Wight are
easily accessible an