Viñoly, Rafael

Viñoly, Rafael

(1944–)

Uruguayan-born American architect who founded the firm Rafael Viñoly Architects PC in 1983 in New York City. His first major project was the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, completed in 1988. In 1989, he won an international competition to design the Tokyo International Forum, completed in 1996. His firm’s design was one of the finalists in the World Trade Center design competition. The firm expanded to include affiliate offices in London and Los Angeles as well as offices around the world, including the newest in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.

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