Mr Richard W. Hayes
Rafael Vinoly Architects
Richard W. Hayes is an architect and architectural historian. Born in New York, Hayes studied French and Architecture at Columbia University. He then earned the Master of Architecture from the Yale School of Architecture, where he was a teaching assistant to Professor Vincent Scully for four semesters. As a scholar, Hayes has focused on two periods: American architectural culture of the nineteen-sixties and nineteenth century British Aestheticism. In 2007, he published his first book, The Yale Building Project: the First 40 Years, a history of an influential program at the Yale School of Architecture that originated in the context of student activism and volunteerism during the nineteen-sixties. His previous publications include “An Aesthetic Education: the Architecture Criticism of E.W. Godwin” in E.W. Godwin: Aesthetic Movement Architect and Designer, edited by Susan Weber Soros. Another essay, “Objects and Interiors: Oscar Wilde” will be published in 2009 in a book to be called Subjective Objects. Hayes has received grants and awards from the American Institute of Architects, the American Architectural Foundation, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, and the MacDowell Colony. At Cambridge, Hayes intends to study the place of community service by students in the future university.
