death_date death_place birth_place practice nationality birth_date significant_buildings image article_title significant_projects name alma_mater
29 march 2008 minneapolis , minnesota , united states alma , michigan , united states ralph rapson and associates american 13 september 1914 guthrie cedar square west -rrb- , university of minnesota rarig center theater , churches , residences and u.s. embassies -lrb- demolished -rrb- , riverside plaza -lrb- ralph rapson with pipe.jpg ralph rapson
 knoll furniture , case study house ralph rapson university of michigan
ralph rapson

ralph rapson -lrb- september 13 , 1914 -- march 29 , 2008 -rrb- was the head of architecture at the university of minnesota for many years .
he was one of the world 's oldest practicing architects at his death at age 93 , and also one of the most prolific .
