14 Facts About Graham Gund

An heir to George Gund II, he is a collector of contemporary art, whose collection has been widely exhibited and published.

Graham Gund graduated from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, with a Master of Architecture degree in 1968 and a Master of Urban Design degree in 1969.

Graham Gund is one of six children of George Gund II, former chairman of the Cleveland Trust Company, philanthropist and namesake for the Graduate School of Design's George Gund Hall, completed in 1971.

Graham Gund himself undertook property development for a number of his firm's projects.

Graham Gund funded the Graham Gund Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

Graham Gund was the driving force behind the founding of the Graham Gund Gallery at Kenyon College.

Graham Gund designed the museum's building, a LEED Silver-certified project that garnered multiple architectural awards.

For Boston's Institute for Contemporary Art, Graham Gund created an unexpected, open, angular interior that played against the rigid geometry of a historic Richardsonian Romanesque building.

Graham Gund was featured on This Old House in 1992 as the architect for the television show's Igoe Residence project.

Graham Gund designed the Boston Ballet Headquarters on Clarendon Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Graham Gund has designed a number of projects in the Disney Company's planned community of Celebration, Florida, noted for a high concentration of work by major architectural firms invited by Disney.

Graham Gund's work has been widely published throughout his career, with articles by major critics in national publications.

Graham Gund is married to Ann Gund nee Landreth, with whom he has one son, Graydon.

Graham Gund is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.