TRIBUTE

  “The reason that I am interested about Architecture is the possibility that offers to work in different places, projects and scales. …

“Architecture as mountains” is how the Chinese architect, Wang Shu (4/11/1963- ) describes his design for the Ningbo Historic Museum. His buildings …

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 …

Kazuyo Sejima (29/10/56- ) was born in Japan and after studying at Japan Women’s University and working at the office of Toyo …

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 …

At the age of 49, Richard Meier (12/10/1934- ), was the youngest architect to receive his profession’s highest accolade, the Pritzker Architecture …

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 …

Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels (2/10/1974- ) is a Danish architect known for buildings that defy traditional architectural conventions and dimensions, ranging from representations …

Jan Gehl (17/9/1936- ) is a Danish architect and urban design consultant based in Copenhagen, whose career has focused on improving the …

Renzo Piano was born in Genoa (14/9/1937- ), into a family of builders. He was educated and subsequently taught at the Politecnico …

Can a self-taught architect win the Nobel of Architecture? Tadao Ando (13/9/1941- ) won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1994. He …

Fumihiko Maki (6/9/1928-6/6/2024) calls himself a modernist, unequivocally. His buildings tend to be direct, at times understated, and made of metal, concrete …

As one of the eldest in a long line of architects that have made Japan one of the most revered countries in …

The Norwegian architect Sverre Fehn (14/8/1924-23/2/2009) is recognized in Europe as one of Norway’s most gifted architects and is categorized by most …

Making a tour in Paris nobody can ignore the French architect Jean Nouvel (12/8/1945- ), since he has designed and implemented three …

Whether built, written or drawn, the work of renowned architect, theorist and educator Peter Eisenman (11/8/1932- ) known for his radical designs …

Shigeru Ban is a Japanese architect born  in Tokyo (5/8/1957- ), known for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard tubes …

Sou Fujimoto (4/8/1971- ) is a Japanese architect whose innovative residential structures and institutional projects represented a fresh approach to the relationship …

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Tatiana Bilbao, (2/8/1972- ), the Mexican architect whose innovative works often merged geometry with …

Anne Lacaton (2/8/1955- ) is a French architect and educator. Lacaton graduated in architecture from the École nationale supérieure d’architecture et de …

Dorte Mandrup-Poulsen (28/7/1961- ) is a Danish architect. Founder and Creative Director of the architectural practice Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter A/S. The practice …

The work of Eduardo Souto de Moura (25/7/1952- ), combines the abstract minimalism of Mies van der Rohe with a tactile sensitivity …

Richard Rogers (23/7/1933-18/12/2021) is best known for such pioneering buildings as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the headquarters for Lloyd’s of London, …

The first Pritzker Architecture Prize was given to Philip Johnson (8/7/1906-25/1/2005), whose work demonstrates a combination of the qualities of talent, vision …