Rafael Viñoly's son said the architect leaves 'a rich legacy of distinctive and timeless designs'.
Rafael Viñoly, the world-renowned Uruguayan architect who designed buildings including London's so-called Walkie Talkie, has died aged 78.
Born in Montevideo in 1944, Viñoly moved to Buenos Aires at the age of five with his mother, a maths teacher, and theatre director father. His designs spanned office and residential buildings, hotels, concert halls, stadiums and airports across the world.
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