The net worth of Michael Graves, an American architect, is $10 million.
Graves, who was part of The New York Five group of architects, had a lasting impact on the city with his innovative building designs and a number of significant public projects.
Even so, he gained more commercial exposure when he began designing home-made items that were stocked at Target stores in the US.
He was born on July 9, 1934, in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati, and later studied to become a Master of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Graves, who was a committed student, was awarded the Prix de Rome for his commitment to learning the language of architecture for two years in Rome.
Afterward, he accepted a teaching position at Princeton University and proceeded to serve as a visiting professor at other leading universities.
During this time, he authored several books about his teachings, including “The Swedish Connection,” “The Necessity of Drawing: Tangible Speculation,” and “Le Corbusier’s Drawn References.”
After becoming a member of the New York Five, a group of five New York City architects whose work was highlighted by Committee of Architects for the Study of the Environment (CASE) at the Museum of Modern Art in 1969, Graves gained recognition. He incorporated postmodernism into his architectural designs, which number around 150.
His most notable projects include Humana Building in Louisville, Euro Disney Resort in France, Nexus Momochi Residential Tower in Japan and Resorts World in Singapore.
He creates consumer products that are exclusively sold by Target Corporation and subsequently by JC Penney.
In 1979, he was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and a fellow of the Design Futures Council.
His extensive work was recognized with the National Medal of Arts in 1999, the AIA Gold Medal in 2001, the AIA Topaz Medal in 2010, and the Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture in 2012.
Moreover, he was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2010.
He has been paralyzed since 2003 as a result of being infected with an unknown bacteria.
Despite this, he persisted in creating designs and is still present in his practice designing both consumer products and structures for the betterment of humanity.