Yann Weymouth

Yann Weymouth
BornDecember 1941 (age 84)
Spouses
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(m. 1963; div. 1969)​
Susana Pola
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(m. 1988)​
Children3, including Katharine Weymouth
Parents
FamilyTina Weymouth (sister)
Anatole Le Braz (great-grandfather)
The Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, designed by Weymouth

Yann Weymouth (born December 1941)[1] is an American architect and the designer of the Salvador Dalí Museum. Early in his career, he served as chief of design for I. M. Pei on the Grand Louvre Project in Paris.[2][3]

Career

After graduating from Harvard University in 1963 and MIT School of Architecture in 1966,[4] Weymouth worked as chief of design for I.M. Pei on the National Gallery of Art East Wing, Washington, D.C and as the chief of design for I.M. Pei on the Grand Louvre Project in Paris.[5]

In 1989, the year the Grand Louvre Pyramid opened, Engineering News-Record named Weymouth one of its Men of the Year.[6] French President François Mitterrand honored Weymouth for his role, awarding him the “Chevalier” (Knight) of the “Ordre National du Mérite”.[7] Weymouth was elevated to “Officier” (Officer) in 2012.

Weymouth then worked for Arup, SOM and Arquitectonica.[8] From early 2001 to 2013, Weymouth served as senior vice president, design director, and worldwide design board member for Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) Architects.[9][10] He cited HOK's "commitment to sustainable design" as his reason for joining the firm.[11]

Weymouth designed The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Experiential Music at the University of Miami in Florida, intended to be the first LEED Platinum structures at the university.[12][13] He designed the Salvador Dalí Museum in Florida.[14][15]

Weymouth designed expansions, renovations and master plan of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and Cultural Complex in Sarasota and the Museum of Fine Arts (St. Petersburg, Florida) Hazel Hough Wing.[16]

Louvre Notebooks

Weymouth has kept notebooks of his work on the Louvre. In 1992, the American Institute of Architects and American Architectural Foundation exhibited Yann Weymouth Louvre Notebooks at The Octagon House in Washington, D.C. In 2009, to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Louvre Pyramid, the Musee du Louvre and Prestel co-published the book I.M. Pei and the Louvre Pyramid by Philip Jodidio and with sketches by Weymouth.

Personal life

Weymouth is the older brother of Tina Weymouth, the bassist for the art-rock band Talking Heads from 1974 to 1991,[17] the son of Ralph Weymouth and the great-grandson of Anatole Le Braz.[18] His mother was an immigrant from France of Breton descent and his father was American.[19]

Weymouth married journalist and editor Lally Graham in 1963; they divorced in 1969. They had two children: Katherine, who was the publisher for The Washington Post,[20] and Pamela, a former writer for HuffPost.[21][22] In 1988, Weymouth married Susana Pola; they have a son, Wells Weymouth.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Architect Yann Weymouth".
  2. ^ "Icon Yann Weymouth shares his secrets to successful architecture". Florida Trend. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  3. ^ Wheeler, David R. (October 8, 2021). "The Fabulous Dali: An Amazing Tour with Acclaimed Architect Yann Weymouth". Alive Tampa Bay. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "Yann Weymouth celebrated with scholarship program". The Construction Specifier. April 25, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cool Construction Tour of 77 Charles West Tower in Toronto". hoklife.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "77 Charles Street Condominiums". hermesrealty.ca. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "Architect, Yann Weymouth". thefrost.fiu.edu. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "Architect Spec: Yann Weymouth". surfaceandpanel.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "Frost Art Museum | Architect". w3.fiu.edu. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  10. ^ "Architect of light and reflection". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  11. ^ "INTERVIEW: HOK's Yann Weymouth Discusses Designing the Hurricane Resistant Salvador Dalí Museum". Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building | Green design & innovation for a better world. November 18, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  12. ^ "Interview with HOK's Yann Weymouth on the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida". archinect.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  13. ^ "Recent Entries". hoklife.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  14. ^ "INTERVIEW: HOK's Yann Weymouth Discusses Designing the Hurricane-Resistant Salvador Dalí Museum". inhabitat.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  15. ^ Carl Cronan No Rock Star-chitect Archived September 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine August 27, 2010, Gulf Coast Business Review
  16. ^ "Architects envision new life for old St. Petersburg Pier". tbo.com. September 3, 2014. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  17. ^ Gulf Coast Business review: "No Rock Star-chitect" by Carl Cronan Archived September 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine August 27, 2010
  18. ^ "Héritage. d'Anatole le Braz aux Talking Heads". August 31, 2012.
  19. ^ "Héritage. D'Anatole Le Braz aux Talking Heads". Le Telegramme (in French). August 31, 2012.
  20. ^ Wired.com: "Post's Weymouth: The Last Media Tycoon" By Lloyd Grove July 16, 2008
  21. ^ Huffington Post: "Pamela Alma Bass" retrieved October 29, 2012
  22. ^ Frank Ahrens (February 8, 2008). "Post Co. Names Weymouth Media Chief and Publisher". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 15, 2009. She [Katharine Weymouth] is a niece of Tina Weymouth, the bass guitarist in the new wave band Talking Heads.
  23. ^ Louie, Elaine (September 2, 1993). "Children's Rooms That Can Change and Grow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
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