A trailblazing African American architect in St. Louis. A world-renowned philosopher of postmodernism. Famous artists who worked with famous architects. Le Corbusiers last living employee. A legendary downtown New York fashion designer.These are just a few brief descriptors of the visionary architects, educators, designers, artists, and writers who died in 2024 for whom ANpublishedobituaries or tributes. See the names of the individuals listed below, and click to read more about their life and impact on the built environment. Victor Lundy, 101Designer, artist, and Sarasota School of Architecture pioneerJoseph Rykwert, 98Architectural historianIris Apfel, 102Interior designer, furniture maker Richard Serra, 85ArtistFredric Jameson, 90Philosopher; professor; author of Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late CapitalismBarbara Stauffacher Solomon at Sea Ranch circa 1965 (Lawrence Halprin Collection, Architectural Archives, School of Design, University of Pennsylvania)Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, 95California cool graphic design visionary, landscape architectRalph Knowles, 95Passive design pioneerMilton Barragn Dumet, 90Ecuadorian architect, educator, artistRene Gonzalez Ilustre, 84California architect who worked for Frank Gehry Charles Fleming, 86St. Louis modern architectFumihiko Maki, 95Pritzker Prizewinning Metabolist architectMarsha Ann Maytum, 69Founding principal of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, design justice advocateFrank Stella, 87ArtistPaul Austers writing was deeply connected to 1980s Brooklyn and urban life in the city. (Kansallisteatteri/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Paul Auster, 77Author, playwrightGaetano Pesce, 84Designer, architectDebora K. Reiser, 96Long Island modern architect, educator, mentorJeffrey Beers, 67Architect Jos Oubrerie, 91Architect, professor, former employee of Le CorbusierCharles Thornton, 83Engineer, cofounder of Thornton TomasettiCurtis Moody (Courtesy Moody Nolan)Curtis Moody, 73Founder of Moody Nolan, the countrys largest African Americanowned architecture firmKurt Forster, 89Scholar, professor, historianAntoine Predock, 87Architect, educator, artistCarl Andre, 88Minimalist artist, involved in the death of Ana Mendieta in 1985Juha Ilmari Leivisk, 87Finnish architectEugene Aubry, 88Texas architect