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:Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (27/3/1886-17/8/1969) is one of the most influential architects of the 20th Century, known for his role in …
ARCHITECTURE: Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín
The Mexican architect and engineer Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín (9/3/1902-22/11/1988), is regarded as one of the most important architects of the 20th …
ARCHITECTURE: Kengo Kuma-Onomatopoeia
Kengo Kuma is one of the most significant contemporary Japanese architects and professors at the Graduate School of Architecture at the University …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
ARCHITECTURE:Rem Koolhaas
“The reason that I am interested about Architecture is the possibility that offers to work in different places, projects and scales. …
ARCHITECTURE: Wang Shu
“Architecture as mountains” is how the Chinese architect, Wang Shu (4/11/1963- ) describes his design for the Ningbo Historic Museum. His buildings …
ARCHITECTURE: Zaha Hadid
The Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, born in Bagdad (31/10/1950-31/3/2016) is a representative of the school of deconstruction. She read mathematics at the …
ARCHITECTURE: Kazuyo Sejima
Kazuyo Sejima (29/10/56- ) was born in Japan and after studying at Japan Women’s University and working at the office of Toyo …
ARCHITECTURE: Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Paulo Mendes da Rocha (25/10/1928-23/5/2021) is one of Brazil’s greatest architects and urbanists. Born in Vitória, Espírito Santo , Mendes da Rocha …
ARCHITECTURE: Richard Meier
At the age of 49, Richard Meier (12/10/1934- ), was the youngest architect to receive his profession’s highest accolade, the Pritzker Architecture …
ARCHITECTURE: Le Corbusier
Formulated in 1926, Le Corbusier’s (6/10/1887-27/8/1965), “Five Points of a New Architecture” spearheaded the modernist architectural movement of the 20th century. As …
ARCHITECTURE: Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels
Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels (2/10/1974- ) is a Danish architect known for buildings that defy traditional architectural conventions and dimensions, ranging from representations …
ARCHITECTURE: Jan Gehl
Jan Gehl (17/9/1936- ) is a Danish architect and urban design consultant based in Copenhagen, whose career has focused on improving the …
ARCHITECTURE: Renzo Piano
Renzo Piano was born in Genoa (14/9/1937- ), into a family of builders. He was educated and subsequently taught at the Politecnico …
ARCHITECTURE: Tadao Ando
Can a self-taught architect win the Nobel of Architecture? Tadao Ando (13/9/1941- ) won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1994. He …