Green Touch Builders | Architect Michael Graves' impact on Greater Washington
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Architect Michael Graves' impact on Greater Washington

Internationally acclaimed architect Michael Graves, who grew to prominence with iconic postmodern works and later designed household products for Target and JC Penney, died Thursday at his home in Princeton, New Jersey. He was 80. Graves died of natural causes, according to a statement posted on his firm’s website.

His impact on Greater Washington, a region generally defined by its classical federal buildings and height restrictions, is more substantial than you would initially think.

Among his…