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The Daily Heller: Glaser’s Building is Landmarked
One might argue that Milton Glaser s passing on his 91st birthday on June 26, 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, was unfair particularly for those who wanted to celebrate his life and provide him a well-deserved, heartfelt sendoff. However, various virtual, printed and concrete tributes, memorials and testimonials have been arriving fast and furiously in the months since. On Feb. 24, The Cooper Union hosted a
YouTube event titled Remembering Milton Glaser A 51 that attracted many visitors.
At a Zoom ceremony on Feb. 7, the
townhouse that Glaser owned, a four-story structure that housed Milton Glaser Inc. (once shared with Seymour Chwast when they were partners in Push Pin Studios, and later with Walter Bernard, Glaser s partner in WBMG) and the home base for
Remembering the great architects and designers we lost in 2020
To round off our review of 2020, Dezeen looks back at the designers and architects who passed away this year, including Italian designer Enzo Mari, British entrepreneur Terence Conran and Bulgarian artist Christo.
The year also saw the passing of Manlio Armellini, one of the founding fathers of the Salone del Mobile, Hidden Art founder Dieneke Ferguson, French interior designer Christian Liaigre and Enrico Astori, co-founder of Italian design brand Driade.
Other creatives who passed away this year include Bill Menking, co-founder of The Architect s Newspaper, Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti, architect Adolfo Natalini and philosopher and architecture writer Roger Scruton.