Hugh Stubbins

Hugh Asher Stubbins Jr. (January 11, 1912 – July 5, 2006) was an American architect known for designing several notable buildings worldwide. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he attended Georgia Institute of Technology and later earned a master's degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design under the guidance of Walter Gropius, a prominent figure in the Bauhaus movement. Stubbins founded Hugh Stubbins and Associates, which eventually merged with Kling in 2007 to form KlingStubbins. His architectural achievements include the 1977 Citicorp Center in New York City, widely recognized as a significant structure. Stubbins passed away in 2006 due to pneumonia at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.