2024-12-11T16:21:32-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150330739/payette-founder-tom-payette-has-passed-away-aged-90 Josh Niland 2022-11-18T14:29:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ffc85f3dc9cbad76c4431427da59a78d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A leading figure in the architecture industry is being mourned after <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1875641/payette" target="_blank">Payette</a> announced the passing of its founder Tom Payette last week at the age of 90.</p> <p>Payette was considered an innovator in the design of healthcare facilities and scientific high-ed buildings, garnering a consistent stream of AIA national awards and the admiration of the hundreds of other practitioners he came to collaborate with on similar projects via the entity that became his eponymous firm.&nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;Tom was courageous, no challenge was unachievable, and no disappointment could phase him,&rdquo; his colleague and current Payette President Kevin Sullivan remembered. &ldquo;He encouraged us to do remarkable things, always looking forward, never dwelling on the past and always encouraging us to do great design, but most importantly, never allowing us to forget the importance of family and maintaining a life beyond architecture.&rdquo;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b6ca636c2ef27aa98310fd36783445a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b6ca636c2ef27aa98310fd36783445a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150099182/boston-based-payette-receives-2019-aia-architecture-firm-award" target="_blank">Boston-based Payette receives 2019 AIA Architecture Firm Award</a></figcaption></figure><p>Payette earned his b...</p>