2024-12-22T03:00:29-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150219506/sir-terence-conran-visionary-founder-of-the-design-museum-has-passed-away Sean Joyner 2020-09-14T11:23:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/53/5383807f81f56c948fa9f85bfc16995c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Terence Conran, founder of the Design Museum, designer, philanthropist and businessman, has passed away on Saturday, September 12th. He was 88 years old.</p> <p>Conran founded the Design Museum in Shad Thames in 1989, and in 2016, the museum was relocated to Keningston, West London where architect <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1280/john-pawson" target="_blank">John Pawson</a> transformed the organization's 1960s modernist building into an authentic new home. As one of the world's leading museums devoted to contemporary architecture and design, the Design Museum has staged over 100 exhibitions, welcoming over seven million visitors and showcasing the world of names like Paul Smith, Zaha Hadid, Jonathan Ive, Frank Gehry, Eileen Gray and Dieter Rams.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/daee9a175f1246fd7d125f5041481f1d.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/daee9a175f1246fd7d125f5041481f1d.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Sir Terence Conran. Courtesy of the Design Museum.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Conran received a medal for Arts Philanthropy in 2012 for is ongoing support and commitment to the museum. In 2017, the Queen awarded him the Order of the Companions of Honor for his contributions to the arts.</p> <p>A true multidisciplinarian, Terence studied textile de...</p>