Kean University in New Jersey is purchasing three properties owned by late American architect Michael Graves, including the Princeton house and studio where he developed his Postmodern designs for 40 years.
The institution's board of trustees has agreed to buy the buildings for $20 (£15) as part of a gift from the estate of Graves, who died in 2015 aged 80.
The Warehouse will by turned into an education research centre for Kean's architecture and design school. Photograph by Ken Ek
The offer was reportedly turned down by Princeton University, where Graves taught for many years, as the institution couldn't meet the "terms and conditions".
Kean plans to develop the architect's former home The Warehouse into an education research centre for its architecture and design school. The Warehouse was constructed in the Tuscan vernacular style in the 1920s
"Michael Graves was a good friend to Kean University," said Kean president Dawood Farahi. "His home, The Warehouse, where he lived and worked, will provide our students with access to the thinking, the inspiration and internal processes of one of the most visionary and prolific architects of our time."
The Postmodernist architect ? whose most famous works included the Portland Building and the Denver Public Library ? helped to develop the Michael Graves College at Kean University, and its School of Public Architecture.
The school opened its Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies programme in autum...