Editing Michael Graves (section)

==Legacy==
Graves favored a "humanistic approach to architecture and urban planning"<ref name=CooperHewitt/> and was a major influence in late-twentieth-century architecture.<ref>Israel, p. 11.</ref> Graves was among the most prolific and prominent American architects from the mid-1960s to the end of the twentieth century. Graves and his team designed more than 350 buildings in the [[Postmodern architecture|Postmodern]], [[New Classical Architecture|New Classical]], and [[New Urbanism]] styles for projects around the world. His architectural designs have been recognized as major influences in all three of these movements.<ref name=obit/><ref name=Hawthorne/>

In naming Graves as a recipient of its national design award for lifetime achievement, the [[Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum]] explained that Graves broadened "the role of the architect in society" and raised "public interest in good design as essential to the quality of everyday life."<ref name=CooperHewitt/> Graves and his firm designed more than 2,000 consumer products during his lifetime. He was especially noted for his domestic housewares. Many Graves-designed products were sold through mass-market U.S. retailers such as Target and J. C. Penney, but his best-known product is the iconic kettle that he designed in 1985 for Alessi, an Italian housewares manufacturer.<ref name=obit/> As an advocate for the needs of the disabled, Graves used his skills as an architect and designer "to improve healthcare experience for patients, families and clinicians."<ref name=CooperHewitt/>