Michael Graves (July 9, 1934) is an American architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, Graves has achieved his greatest fame with his designs for domestic household items sold at Target stores in the United States.
Graves was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Broad Ripple High School, receiving his diploma in 1950.He earned a bachelor`s degree from the University of Cincinnati and a master`s degree from Harvard University.An architect in public practice in Princeton, New Jersey, since 1964, Graves is also the Robert Schirmer Professor of Architecture, Emeritus at Princeton University.He directs the firm Michael Graves & Associates, which has offices in Princeton and in New York City. In addition to his popular line of household items, Graves and his firm have earned acclaim for a wide variety of commercial and residential buildings and interior design.
 In 1999 Graves was awarded the National Medal of Arts and in 2001 the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects.
HYATT REGENCY HOTEL
The dramatic interiors are organized as a visual and spatial sequenceof public spaces along a light-filled atrium. In the center of the rotunda, the hotel lobby is lit from above by a pyramidal structure visible from the guestroomcorridors. At the junction between the hotel and the office building,gold-leafed pavilions serve as a grand stair,
a focal point extensively used forweddings, fashion shows, and special events.
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