Yann Weymouth

American architect

Yann Weymouth

Spouses|

Lally Graham

(m. 1963; div. 1969)​

Susana Pola

(m. 1988)​

Children| 3, including Katharine Weymouth
Parents|

* Ralph Weymouth (father)
* Laure Bouchage (mother)

Family| Tina Weymouth (sister)
Anatole Le Braz (great-grandfather)
The Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, designed by Weymouth

Yann Weymouth is a St. Petersburg, Florida-based 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.[1][2]

## Career

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After graduating from Harvard University in 1963 and MIT School of Architecture in 1966,[3] 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.[4]

In 1989, the year the Grand Louvre Pyramid opened, Engineering News-Record named Weymouth one of its Men of the Year.[5] French President François Mitterrand honored Weymouth for his role, awarding him the “Chevalier” (Knight) of the “Ordre National du Mérite”.[6] Weymouth was elevated to “Officier” (Officer) in 2012.

Weymouth then worked for Arup, SOM and Arquitectonica.[7] From early 2001 to 2013, Weymouth served as senior vice president, design director, and worldwide design board member for Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) Architects.[8][9] He cited HOK's "commitment to sustainable design" as his reason for joining the firm.[10]

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.[11][12] He designed the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida.[13][14]

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.[15]

## Louvre Notebooks

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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

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Weymouth is the older brother of Tina Weymouth, the bassist for the art-rock band Talking Heads from 1974 to 1991,[16] the son of Ralph Weymouth and the great-grandson of Anatole Le Braz.[17] His mother was an immigrant from France of Breton descent and his father was American.[18]

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,[19] and Pamela, a former writer for HuffPost.[20][21] In 1988, Weymouth married Susana Pola; they have a son, Wells Weymouth.[22]

## References

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1. ^ "Icon Yann Weymouth shares his secrets to successful architecture". Florida Trend. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
2. ^ Wheeler, David R. (2021-10-08). "The Fabulous Dali: An Amazing Tour with Acclaimed Architect Yann Weymouth". Alive Tampa Bay. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
3. ^ "Yann Weymouth celebrated with scholarship program". The Construction Specifier. April 25, 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
4. ^ "Cool Construction Tour of 77 Charles West Tower in Toronto". hoklife.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
5. ^ "77 Charles Street Condominiums". hermesrealty.ca. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
6. ^ "Architect, Yann Weymouth". thefrost.fiu.edu. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
7. ^ "Architect Spec: Yann Weymouth". surfaceandpanel.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
8. ^ "Frost Art Museum | Architect". w3.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
9. ^ "Architect of light and reflection". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
10. ^ "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. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
11. ^ "Interview with HOK's Yann Weymouth on the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida". archinect.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
12. ^ "Recent Entries". hoklife.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
13. ^ "INTERVIEW: HOK's Yann Weymouth Discusses Designing the Hurricane-Resistant Salvador Dalí Museum". inhabitat.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
14. ^ Carl Cronan No Rock Star-chitect August 27, 2010 Gulf Coast Business Review
15. ^ "Architects envision new life for old St. Petersburg Pier". tbo.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
16. ^ Gulf Coast Business review: "No Rock Star-chitect" by Carl Cronan August 27, 2010
17. ^ "Héritage. d'Anatole le Braz aux Talking Heads". 31 August 2012.
18. ^ "Héritage. D'Anatole Le Braz aux Talking Heads". Le Telegramme (in French). 31 August 2012.
19. ^ Wired.com: "Post's Weymouth: The Last Media Tycoon" By Lloyd Grove July 16, 2008
20. ^ Huffington Post: "Pamela Alma Bass" retrieved October 29, 2012
21. ^ Frank Ahrens (2008-02-08). "Post Co. Names Weymouth Media Chief and Publisher". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-09-15. "She [Katharine Weymouth] is a niece of Tina Weymouth, the bass guitarist in the new wave band Talking Heads."
22. ^ Louie, Elaine (1993-09-02). "Children's Rooms That Can Change and Grow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-02-25.

## External links

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* Interview about Dali museum

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I. M. Pei

Projects|

* List of projects
* 131 Ponce de Leon Avenue (1949)
* Roosevelt Field Mall (1951)
* William L. Slayton House (1960)
* Erieview Plan (1960)
* Town Center East (1960–61)
* Government Center Master Plan (1961)
* University Apartments (1961)
* Cathedral Square of Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (1962)
* Hale Manoa Dormitory (1962)
* Waterfront Tower (1960s)
* Kips Bay Plaza (1963)
* Luce Memorial Chapel (1963)
* Society Hill Towers (1964)
* MIT Green Building (1964)
* S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications (1964)
* Washington Plaza (1964)
* The Century Towers (1965)
* University Village (1966)
* Mesa Laboratory (1967)
* Des Moines Art Center sculpture wing (1968)
* Everson Museum of Art (1968)
* Cleo Rogers Memorial Library (1969)
* Columbia University Master Plan (1970)
* Sundrome (1970)
* Grave of Robert F. Kennedy (1971)
* I. M. Pei Building (1971)
* Paul Mellon Arts Center (1972)
* Commerce Court West (1973)
* Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (1973)
* Lamar Building penthouse (1976)
* Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Centre (1976)
* Dallas City Hall (1977)
* National Gallery of Art East Building (1978)
* John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum (1979)
* One Dallas Center (1979)
* Biltmore Building (1980)
* Museum of Fine Arts West Wing (1981)
* Eskenazi Museum of Art (1982)
* Sunning Plaza (1982)
* Texas Commerce Tower (1982)
* 16th Street Mall, Denver (1982)
* Energy Plaza (1983)
* IBM Somers Office Complex (1984)
* Wiesner Building (1984)
* Raffles City (1986)
* Swissôtel The Stamford (1986)
* Miami Tower (1987)
* Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong) (1989)
* Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center (1989)
* The Gateway (1990)
* The Kirklin Clinic (1992)
* Four Seasons Hotel New York (1993)
* Louvre Pyramid (1993)
* Louvre Inverted Pyramid (1993)
* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1995)
* Buck Institute for Research on Aging (1996)
* Miho Museum (1997)
* Oare Pavilion (2003)
* Deutsches Historisches Museum Zeughaus Wing (2003)
* MUDAM-Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (2006)
* Suzhou Museum New Wings (2006)
* Embassy of China in Washington, D.C. (2006)
* Museum of Islamic Art (2008)
* Macau Science Center (2009)

Other|

* Pei Plan (1964)

Related|

* Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
* PEI Architects
* Yann Weymouth

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

Artists|

* ULAN
* Museum of Modern Art

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