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Richard Neutra

ARCHITECTURE: Richard Neutra

Richard Neutra (8/4/1892-16/4/1970) was famous for the attention he gave to defining the real needs of his clients, regardless of the size …

ARCHITECTURE: I.M.Pei

I.M. Pei (2/4/1917-16/5/2019), is a Chinese-born American architect often called the master of modern architecture. In 1948, Pei was recruited by New …

Hans Hollein

ARCHITECTURE: Hans Hollein

Described by Richard Meier as an architect whose “groundbreaking ideas” have “had a major impact on the thinking of designers and architects,” …

ARCHITECTURE: Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry (28/2/1929- ) is a Canadian architect, currently a United States resident based in Los Angeles. A number of his buildings, …

Louis Kahn

ARCHITECTURE: Louis Kahn

Regarded as one of the great master builders of the 20th Century, Louis Kahn (20/2/1901-17/3/1974) was one of America’s most influential modernist …

ARCHITECTURE: Alvar Aalto

The Finnish Architect, City Planner and Furniture Designer Alvar Aalto, in full Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3/2/1898-11/5/1976), was one of Finland’s greatest …

Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi

ARCHITECTURE: Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi

The Indian architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, also called B.V. Doshi, (26/8/1937-24/1/2023),  is the first from that country to be awarded the prestigious …

Arata Isozaki, 2019 Pritzker Prize Laureate

ARCHITECTURE: Arata Isozaki

Arata Isozaki, (23/7/1931-29/12/2022 ) is Japanese architect who, during a six-decade career, designed more than 100 buildings, each defying a particular category …

ARCHITECTURE: Oscar Niemeyer

The Brazilian architect Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known as Oscar Niemeyer (15/12/1907-5/12/2012), was universally regarded as the very last …

Lina Bo Bardi

ARCHITECTURE: Lina Bo Bardi

Lina Bo Bardi (5/12/1914-20/3/1992) was an Italian-born Brazilian architect, furniture designer, set designer, and journalist whose work combines a Modernist sensitivity with …

Lene Tranberg

ARCHITECTURE: Lene Tranberg

The Danish Architect Lene Tranberg was born in Copenhagen on 29/11/1956. In 1977, she was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of …

Terunobu Fujimori

ARCHITECTURE: Terunobu Fujimori

Terunobu Fujimori (21/11/1946- ) is a Japanese architect and leading historian of modern Japanese architecture acknowledged for his shift from traditional techniques. …

From the exhibition "Right To Breath", Dr. Faye Tzanetoulakou Archive

ARCHITECTURE: Right To Breath

As we inhale 15,000 litres of air every day, we are continually exposed to air pollution, especially in large cities. These gases …

Kengo Kuma

ARCHITECTURE: Kengo Kuma

Born in Yokohama in the Kanagawa prefecture, Kengo Kuma (8/8/1954- ) is one of the most significant contemporary Japanese architects and professors …