Michael Graves: Team Disney Building

Michael Graves quickly became one of the most prominent architects of the postmodernist movement in the 1980’s known for his unique style. However, in the later half of the 1980’s the postmodernist style was starting to fall from favor. Yet during this time Graves seemingly found a home working for Disney. Disney’s board trusted Graves with the design on many properties including the Team Disney building which is whimsical to say the least. Graves combined his knowledge of modern building, classical architecture, and a freedom of design on Disney to offer to create this building. The building is actually designed around the idea of a sun dial and near twenty-foot terracotta figures of the seven dwarfs hold up a pediment that resemble something from Ancient Rome or Greece.

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