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Liu Jiakun

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Liu Jiakun (born 1956) is a Chinese architect known for his focus on minimalism, humanism, and locally contextual design. In 2025, he won the Pritzker Prize.[1][2] Liu’s work emphasises local context and materials, and many of his buildings were constructed in his home city of Chengdu. Early life and educationLiu was born in Chengdu, in … Read more

Anne Lacaton

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founder of Lacaton&Vassal lacatonvassal.com born in France in 1955. Graduated from the School of Architecture of Bordeaux in 1980.Diploma in Urban Planning at the university of Bordeaux in 1984.Professor at ETH Zurich since 2017.Visiting professor at the University of Madrid, Master Housing since 2007, at EPFLLausanne, 2004, 2006, 2010-11 and 2017, at the University of … Read more

Jean-Philippe Vassal

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founder of Lacaton&Vassal lacatonvassal.com born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1954. Graduated from the School of Architecture ofBordeaux in 1980.Worked as urban planner in Niger (West Africa) from 1980 to 1985.Professor at the UDK Berlin since 2012.Visiting professor at the TU in Berlin (2007-11), at the Peter Behrens School ofarchitecture in Düsseldorf 2005, at EPFL Lausanne … Read more

Jimenez Lai

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founder of Bureau Spectacular bureau-spectacular.net Jimenez Lai is an Assistant Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago and Leader of Bureau Spectacular. He graduated with a Master of Architecture from University of Toronto. Previously, Jimenez Lai has lived and worked in a desert shelter at Taliesin and resided in a shipping container at Atelier Van … Read more

Frida Escobedo

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fridaescobedo.net Frida Escobendo Born 1979 Mexico City, Mexico Universidad Iberoamericana Buildings La Tallera Frida Escobedo (born 1979) is a Mexican architect. In 2018, she became the youngest architect to work on the Serpentine Pavilion.[1] Her architectural work includes projects such as the courtyard at La Tallera in Cuernavaca, while her artistic undertakings can be seen in places such as the Museo Experimental … Read more

Deborah Berke

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Education B.F.A., B.Arch., Rhode Island School of Design M.U.P. in Urban Design, City University of New York Ms. Berke is the founder of the New York-based architecture and design firm Deborah Berke Partners. Work designed by the firm includes several award-winning projects for 21c Museum Hotels, the Yale School of Art’s Holcombe T. Green, Jr. … Read more

Ceren Bingol

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founder of Ceren Bingol Studio cerenbingol.com previously Senior Architect at OMA Ceren Bingol is an architect and educator, based in New York City where she is the founder of architecture and design practice Ceren Bingol Studio.  Ceren was most recently the Architect-in-Residence and Director of the Architecture Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Previously a senior … Read more

Jeanne Gang

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founder of Studio Gang studiogang.com previously architect at OMA American architect Jeanne Gang (born March 19, 1964) is the founder and leader of Studio Gang (established in 1997), an architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Internationally renowned for the Aqua Tower,[3][4] Gang has recently completed projects such … Read more

Billy Mavropoulos

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co-founded bureau de change with Katerina Dionysopoulou b-de-c.com Billy Mavropoulos studied at the Royal College of Art and trained at Foster+Partners. Prior to founding Bureau de Change, Billy worked as an independent design consultant on projects for the Tate Modern, Tate Britain and Selfridges. In 2010 he featured in Wallpaper* magazine’s next generation issue as a designer who … Read more

Kunle Adeyemi

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founder of NLÉ (2010) Associate Professor at Columbia University (2016 – ) born 1976, April 7th Past: Associate at OMA (2002 – 2010) Education: Princeton University, M.Arch II, Architecture (2004 – 2005) University of Lagos, B.E.S; B.Arch, Architecture and Environmental Design (1992 – 1999) Related News: Architect’s Journal “Serpentine picks five architects for expanded pavilion show” (10 Feb 2016)

Alejandro Zaera-Polo

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co-founded AZPML previously co-founded FOA and got recognised worldwide with his partner Farshid Moussavi by the Yokohama Port Terminal project. After the FOA was dissolved, Alejandro founded AZPA on his own – later AZPML when ex-FOA architect Maider Llaguno joined him. Alejandro Zaera-Polo was an architect at OMA, and unit master at Architectural Association. He also held director position … Read more

Erez Ella

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founded HQ previously architect at OMA, co-founder of REX Erez Ella (Hebrew: ארז אלה‎), is an Israeli architect. Biography Erez Ella studied architecture at Tel Aviv University.[1] He is the founder of HQ Architects in Tel Aviv, an office that practices research, urban planning, and design of housing and public buildings as well as commercial … Read more

Joshua Prince-Ramus

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co-founded REX previously partner at OMA oshua Ramus (born August 11, 1969) is founding principal of REX, an internationally acclaimed architecture and design firm based in New York City, whose name signifies a re-appraisal (RE) of architecture (X).[1] Current projects include The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center in New York;[2] the Mercedes-Benz … Read more

Bjarke Ingels

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founded BIG born 1974, October 2nd (Copenhagen) Danish Past: co-founder of PLOT architect at OMA (1998 – 2001) Education: Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen / Denmark (1993 – 1999) Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura, Barcelona / Spain Related News: Architect’s Journal “Serpentine picks five architects for expanded pavilion show” (10 Feb 2016)

Amanda Levete

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Amanda Jane Levete born 17 November 1955 ala.uk.com Amanda Jane Levete CBE (born 17 November 1955) is a Stirling Prize-winning British architect,[2] and principal of AL_A. Training Originally from Bridgend, south Wales, Levete was a student at St Paul’s Girls’ School, London and the Hammersmith School of Art, enrolled at the Architectural Association[3]became a trainee … Read more

Andrew Kovacs

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https://o-k-o-k.net/ Editor of Archive of Affinities Andrew Kovacs, born in Chicago, Illinois, is an academic and architect in Los Angeles, California. He is a current faculty member at UCLA’s AUD of the School of Arts and Architecture. Kovacs is the fabricator of the daily “Archive of Affinities,” a publication presenting the Architectural B-Side.[1] Education. In 2011 Kovacs received a Howard Crosby … Read more

Felix Madrazo

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1978 – 2023 Co-Founding Partner at IND Founder of Supersudaca, Lecturer-Researcher The Why Factory, TU Delft. previously architect at OMA Architect by La Salle University, Mexico City. Master of Architecture from The Berlage Institute, Rotterdam. After graduating as architect he works for Alberto Kalach where he is in charge of the GGG house. After finishing his … Read more

Rafael Vinoly

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http://www.rvapc.com/ Rafael Viñoly Beceiro (1 June 1944 – 2 March 2023) was an Uruguayan-born architect based in New York.[1] He was the principal of Rafael Viñoly Architects, which he founded in 1983. The firm has offices in New York City, Palo Alto, London, Manchester, Abu Dhabi, and Buenos Aires.[2] Viñoly designed landmark buildings internationally. Design: … Read more

Kazuyo Sejima

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founder of SANAA Kazuyo Sejima (妹島 和世, Sejima Kazuyo, born 29 October 1956) is a Japanese architect. She is known for designs with clean modernist elements such as slick, clean, and shiny surfaces made of glass, marble, and metals. She also uses squares and cubes, which can be found in her designs in various degrees. Large windows allow natural light to enter … Read more

Thom Mayne

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founder of Morphosis Thom Mayne (born January 19, 1944) is an American architect. He is based in Los Angeles. In 1972, Mayne helped found the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), where he is a trustee. Since then he has held teaching positions at SCI-Arc, the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)[1] and … Read more

Greg Lynn

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founder of Greg Lynn Form Greg Lynn (born 1964) is owner of the Greg Lynn FORM office, an o. Univ. Professor of architecture at University of Applied Arts Vienna and a studio professor at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. He was the winner of the Golden Lion[1] at the 2008 Venice Biennale … Read more

Gordon Bunshaft

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Gordon Bunshaft born May 9, 1909 died August 6, 1990 Bunshaft was an American architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the mid-twentieth century. A partner in the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Bunshaft joined in 1937 and remained for more than 40 years. The long list of his notable buildings includes Lever House in New … Read more

Philip Johnson

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born July 8th, 1906 – died January 25th, 2005 Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) was an American architect best known for his works of Modern architecture, including the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, and his works of postmodern architecture, particularly 550 Madison Avenue which was designed for AT&T, and … Read more

Le Corbusier

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Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier (French: [lə kɔʁbyzje]), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. His career spanned five … Read more

Nicholas Grimshaw

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founder of Grimshaw Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, CBE, PPRA (born 9 October 1939) is a prominent English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London’s Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall.[1] He was President of the Royal Academy from 2004 to 2011.[2] He was chairman of Grimshaw Architects (formerly Nicholas Grimshaw … Read more

Bernard Tschumi

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Bernard Tschumi (born 25 January 1944 in Lausanne, Switzerland) is an architect, writer, and educator, commonly associated with deconstructivism. Son of the well-known Swiss architect Jean Tschumi and a French mother, Tschumi is a dual French-Swiss national who works and lives in New York City and Paris. He studied in Paris and at ETH in … Read more

Alvin Boyarsky

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previously Director of Architectural Association The former director of the Architectural Association didn’t suffer fools gladly, but his devoted stewardship to the school helped produce some of the biggest names in architecture working today Arriving at the AA as a student in the late 1950s was the fulfilment of a dream: to rub shoulders with … Read more

Peter Cook

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Sir Peter Cook RA (born 22 October 1936) is an English architect, lecturer and writer on architectural subjects. He was a founder of Archigram,[1] and was knighted in 2007 by the Queen for his services to architecture and teaching. He is also a Royal Academician and a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres … Read more

Brett Steele

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Dean of School of Art and Architecture UCLA previously director of Architectural Association School of Architecture Brett Steele is the first architect appointed as Dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture (UCLA Arts). He is a frequent visiting lecturer, presenter, and critic at universities, cultural centers, and offices worldwide, and a recognized … Read more

Renzo Piano

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founder of Renzo Piano Building Workshop Born 14 September 1937 (age 83)Genoa, ItalyNationality ItalianAlma mater Politecnico di MilanoOccupation ArchitectAwards Pritzker Architecture PrizeRIBA Gold MedalSonning PrizeAIA Gold MedalKyoto PrizeBuildings Kansai International AirportCentre Georges PompidouParco della MusicaShard London BridgeThe New York Times BuildingWhitney Museum of American ArtLos Angeles County Museum of Art Renzo Piano OMRI OMCA (/piˈɑːnoʊ/ … Read more

Richard Rogers

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founder of Rogers Stirk+Harbour graduated from AA Diploma School in 1959 Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside, CH, FRIBA, FCSD, FREng, RA (23 July 1933 – 18 December 2021) was an Italian-born British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs in high-tech architecture. He was a Senior Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + … Read more

Norman Foster

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founder of Foster+Partners past: Team 4 with Richard Rogers Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM, RA (born 1 June 1935), is an English architect whose company, Foster + Partners, maintains an international design practice famous for high-tech architecture. He is the President of the Norman Foster Foundation. The Norman Foster Foundation promotes … Read more

Rem Koolhaas

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Remment Lucas Koolhaas (Rem Koolhaas) founded OMA born November 17th, 1944 teaches at Harvard GSD previously unit master at AA Education: Architectural Association School of Architecture Cornell University Published: “Architecture has a serious problem today” fastcodesign.com May 21st, 2016 “Chasing Rem” archdaily.com 11 June 2014 Videos: Rem Koolhaas at Work youtube.com 11 June 2014 Remment Lucas Koolhaas … Read more

Mies van der Rohe

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (/miːs/ MEESS; German: [miːs]; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect.[1] He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. Along with Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius and … Read more

Michael Hensel

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ocean-a-e.com Michael Hensel is an architect and one of the international team Ocean North, a design practice drawing on a wide range of disciplines, that is at the cutting edge of architectural and urban design thinking. He is also co-Founder and co-Director of Emergent Technologies and Design at the Architectural Association – School of Architecture … Read more

Robert Mull

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previously the Dean of The Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design Professor Robert Mull is Head of the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Brighton. An architect and an educator, Robert was Director of Architecture and Dean of the Cass Faculty of Art, London. He has taught widely in the UK and … Read more

Hubert Klumpner

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co-director of Urban Think Tank Hubert Klumpner is a Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the Department of Architecture since August 2010. He was co-responsible for the Chair of Architecture and Urban Design together with Alfredo Brillembourg from HS2010 to HS2018. Since 1st of Aug. 2019 the Chair is under his sole responsibility. He … Read more

Dan Brunn

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founder of Dan Brunn Architecture in Los Angeles, 2005 danbrunn.com Biography Dan Brunn, AIA, founded his Los Angeles-based firm, Dan Brunn Architecture, in 2005. Widely published, Dan’s work includes all retail, hospitality, cultural, and residential projects. The architect utilizes provocative spatial choreography to harmonize light with volume. Inspired by the Bauhaus architecture of his native … Read more

Katerina Dionysopoulou

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co-founded bureau de change with Billy Mavropoulos b-de-c.com Bartlett graduate Katerina Dionysopoulou trained at Foster+Partners before joining Heatherwick Studio. During this time she led the team designing the UK Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, winning the coveted Lubetkin Prize. She later worked alongside Danny Boyle as the project leader for the iconic Olympic Cauldron for London 2012. She is a visiting lecturer … Read more

Firas Hnoosh

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founder of NOA-design noa-design.com Previously Perkins&Will, Dubai, Design Director Previous Experience: SOM, London BDP, Abu Dhabi Gensler, Abu Dhabi Education University of Pennsylvania, Masters of Architecture Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden Work The National Bank of Abu Dhabi Global HQ on Al Maryah Island, the Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal in Mina Zayed for the ADPC Manhattan … Read more

Kerem Piker

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Kerem Piker. Lives and works in Istanbul. Kerem Piker was born in Ankara in 1978. He received his BArch degree in Architecture in 2001 at Istanbul Technical University and his MSC in Arch degree in 2004 at TU Delft. In 2010, He was selected as one of best 40 architects in Europe under the age … Read more

David Adjaye

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Sir David Frank Adjaye OBE RA (born September 22, 1966) is a Ghanaian-British[1] architect. He is known for designing many notable buildings around the world, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, and the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management.Adjaye was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The son of a Ghanaian diplomat, he lived in Tanzania, Egypt, Yemen and Lebanon[2] before moving to Britain at the … Read more

Arman Akdogan

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Co-Founding Partner INDpreviously architect at OMA internationaldesign.nl born Istanbul, Turkey 1973. Partner IND. He studied architecture at University of Mimar Sinan (Istanbul). During his studies and after his graduation, he collaborated with the office Erginoglu Calislar Architecture in Istanbul. In 2002 he received his master of Architecture diploma from the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. He … Read more

Daniel Libeskind

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born May 12, 1946. Łódź, Poland libeskind.com Micromegas Daniel Libeskind (born May 12, 1946) is a Polish-American architect, artist, professor and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife, Nina, and is its principal design architect.[1] He is known for the design and completion of the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany, … Read more

Henry Cobb

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Henry Nichols Cobb (April 8, 1926 – March 2, 2020) was an American architect and founding partner with I.M. Pei and Eason H. Leonard of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, an international architectural firm based in New York City. Early lifeHenry N. Cobb was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Elsie Quincy (Nichols) and … Read more

Oana Stanescu

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http://oanas.net/ Oana Stănescu runs her eponymous design studio from New York.Her projects include the collaborative +POOL, a floating, water filtering swimming pool, as well as a wide range of collaborations with Nike, Virgil Abloh, The Office of PlayLab, 2×4, Arup, New Museum, the Storefront for Art and Architecture, Need Supply, Fool’s Gold, and many more.Oana’s … Read more

Tudor Vlăsceanu

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founder of unulaunu and Tegmark Tudor was born in 1981 Brasov, Romania. Tudor studied architecture at the University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu” in Bucharest and at TU Delft. Since 2007, he worked for several architecture offices: OMA/Rem Koolhaas – Rotterdam, Graft – Berlin, On Office – Oslo/Dubai, Spacegroup – Oslo. In 2010, Tudor … Read more

Karolina Czeczek

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co-founder Only If previously worked at OMA Karolina Czeczek is an architect who has been practicing at Only If since 2015. Karolina is also a Visiting Professor at College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) at University of Cincinnati. She previously worked at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Rotterdam and Hong Kong … Read more

Koray Duman

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founder of Buro Koray Duman Koray Duman, AlA, LEED is originally from Turkey where he earned a BArch from Middle Eastern Technical University. Duman furthered his studies at UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design with a masters degree in Architecture. He previously worked for Frederick Fisher in Los Angeles. In 2009, he established … Read more

Jan Kaplický

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Jan Kaplický (/ˈjæn ˈkæplɪtski/; Czech: [ˈjan ˈkaplɪtskiː]; 18 April 1937 – 14 January 2009) was a Neofuturistic[1][2] Czech architect who spent a significant part of his life in the United Kingdom. He was the leading architect behind the innovative design office, Future Systems. He was best known for the neofuturistic Selfridges Building in Birmingham, England, … Read more

Jesse Reiser

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born April 12th, 1958 reiser-umemoto.com Jesse Reiser (born 1958) is an American architect and Professor of Architectural Design at Princeton University.[1] Reiser received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from The Cooper Union and a Master of Architecture degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 1985 he was selected as a Fellow in Architecture of … Read more

Ben van Berkel

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born 1957, Utrecht, Netherlands founder UN Studio Graduated with an honour degree from AA Diploma School in 1987 previously unit master at AA Awards A&W Architect of the Year 2017 KUBUS Award 2016 Honorary Fellowship AIA 2013 RIBA International Fellowship 2009 Charles Jencks Award 2007 1822-Kunstpreis 2003 Charlotte Köhler Award 1991 Eileen Gray Award 1983 … Read more

Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli

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founder of 2050.pluspreviously partner at OMA 2050.plus Biography Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli is the founder of 2050.plus and used to be a partner at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) between 2014 – 2020. Together with Anna Puigjaner and Marina Otero Verzier he is a tutor on ADS8: Domestic Institutions at the Royal College of Art. … Read more

Ieoh Ming Pei

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born April 26th, 1917 – died May 16th, 2919 Ieoh Ming Pei (Chinese: 貝聿銘), FAIA, RIBA[2] (English: /joʊ.mɪŋ.ˈpeɪ/ yoh-ming-PAY[3][4] was a Chinese-American architect. Born in Guangzhou but raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the garden villas at Suzhou, the traditional retreat of the scholar-gentry to which his … Read more

Richard Meier

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born October 12th, 1934 Richard Meier is an American abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white.[1] A winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1984, Meier has designed several iconic buildings including the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, and San Jose City … Read more

Christian de Portzamparc

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born May 9th, 1944 Christian de Portzamparc (French pronunciation: ​[kʁistjɑ̃ də pɔʁtzɑ̃paʁk]; born 5 May 1944) is a French architect and urbanist. He graduated from the École Nationale des Beaux Arts[1] in Paris in 1970 and has since been noted for his bold designs and artistic touch; his projects reflect a sensibility to their environment … Read more

Sverre Fehn

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born August 14th, 1924 – died February 23rd, 2009 Sverre Fehn was a Norwegian architect.[1] Contents 1 Life 2 Projects 3 Awards 4 Personal life 5 References 6 Other sources 7 Related reading 8 External links Life Fehn was born at Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway. He was the son of John Tryggve Fehn (1894–1981) and … Read more

Glenn Murcutt

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born July 25th, 1936, London, England Awards Praemium Imperiale (2021) RIBA Gold Medal (1992) Pritzker Prize (2002) AIA Gold Medal (2009) Buildings Marie Short House (1975) Fredericks House (1982) Ball-Eastaway House (1983) Magney House (1984) Marika-Alderton House (1994) Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre (1999) Glenn Marcus Murcutt AO (born 25 July 1936) is an … Read more

Peter Zumthor

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born April 26th, 1943 Peter Zumthor (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈtsuːmtoːɐ̯]; born 26 April 1943) is a Swiss architect whose work is frequently described as uncompromising and minimalist.[1] Though managing a relatively small firm, he is the winner of the 2009 Pritzker Prize and 2013 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 … Read more

Ryue Nishizawa

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born February 7th, 1966 (西沢 立衛 Nishizawa Ryūe, born 1966 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese architect based in Tokyo. He is a graduate of Yokohama National University, and is director of his own firm, Office of Ryue Nishizawa, established in 1997. In 1995, he co-founded the firm SANAA (Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates) with … Read more

Eduardo Souto de Moura

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born July 25th, 1952 Eduardo Elísio Machado Souto de Moura (Portuguese pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðu ˈsowtu dɨ ˈmowɾɐ]; born 25 July 1952, better known as Eduardo Souto de Moura, is a Portuguese architect who was the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2011[1][2][3] and the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2013.[4][5] Along with Fernando Távora and … Read more

Wang Shu

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born November 4th, 1963 Wang Shu (Chinese: 王澍, born 4 November 1963)[1] is a Chinese architect based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. He is the dean of the School of Architecture of the China Academy of Art. With his practice partner and wife Lu Wenyu, he founded the firm Amateur Architecture Studio. In 2012, Wang became … Read more

Paolo Soleri

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born June 21, 1919 – died April 9th, 2013 Paolo Soleri was an Italian architect. He established the educational Cosanti Foundation and Arcosanti. Soleri was a lecturer in the College of Architecture at Arizona State University and a National Design Award recipient in 2006. He died at home of natural causes on 9 April 2013 … Read more

Toyo Ito

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born 1941 Toyo Ito (伊東 豊雄, Itō Toyoo, born 1 June 1941) is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a “simulated” city, and has been called “one of … Read more

Sou Fujimoto

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Sou Fujimoto (藤本 壮介 Fujimoto Sōsuke, born 1971) is a Japanese architect. Born in Hokkaido in 1971,[1] he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1994, and established his own office, Sou Fujimoto Architects, in 2000.[2] Noted for delicate light structures and permeable enclosures, Fujimoto designed several houses, and in 2013, was selected to design … Read more

Yona Friedman

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Yona Friedman (born 5 June 1923 – died 21 February 2020) was a Hungarian-born French architect, urban planner and designer. He was influential in the late 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his theory of mobile architecture.[1] Contents 1 Early years 2 Maturity 3 Mobile architecture 4 The Spatial City 5 Major written works … Read more

Carme Pinós

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cpinos.com Carme Pinós (born 1954) is a Spanish architect. Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 2.1 In partnership with Enric Miralles 2.2 With Estudio Carme Pinos 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links Biography Pinós graduated Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB) in Barcelona in 1979 and returned to the school in 1981 to … Read more

Enric Miralles

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Enric Miralles Moya (12 February 1955 – 3 July 2000) was a Spanish architect from Barcelona. He graduated from the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in 1978. After establishing his reputation with a number of collaborations with his first wife Carme Pinós, the couple separated in 1991. He … Read more

Sahel Al Hiyari

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sahelalhiyari.com Sahel Al Hiyari a Jordanian architect, the principal at Sahel Al Hiyari Architects.He holds Bachelor Degrees in Architecture and Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. He carried out post-graduate work at the School of Architecture … Read more

Amedeo Schiattarella

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Amedeo Schiattarella ( Rome , 4 June 1943 ) is an Italian architect schiattarella.com Biography Amedeo Schiattarella graduated in architecture in Rome in 1969, and since 1970 has been practicing intense professional and research activity. From 1973 to 1980 he worked on research on architectural language at the Faculty of Architecture in Rome. In 1989 … Read more

Günay Çilingiroğlu

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Architect Günay Çilingiroğlu, born in 1936, was born in Mudanya. After graduating from Galatasaray High School, which he entered in 1947, in 1956, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture in 1961. In the same year, he received a scholarship from the Italian Government and did an internship in Italy in 1961-1962. In … Read more

Carme Pigem

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Carme Pigem Barceló (Olot, 8 April 1962) is a Spanish architect, a member of the Pritzker Prize-winning architectural firm RCR Arquitectes, together with Ramón Vilalta and Rafael Aranda. Biography Between 1977 and 1979, she studied at the School of Fine arts of Olot, and in 1987 graduated in architecture at ETSA Vallés. In 1987 she … Read more

Lou Arencibia

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founder of OLA previously senior landscape designer at BIG previously architect at OMA Lou Arencibia, PLA, comes from a cross-disciplinary design background of architecture, landscape, and interiors. Originally trained as an architect, he entered the profession of landscape architecture in 2005 to further explore the relationships between the two disciplines. His academic experience combined with … Read more

Michael Maltzan

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Michael Maltzan is the principal architect at Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA), a Los Angeles-based architecture firm. He received a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University and both a Bachelor of Architecture degree and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design.[1] Maltzan was selected as a Fellow of the … Read more

Beth Hughes

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Head of RCA Architecture Beth Hughes has worked on projects of all scales around the world. Educated in Australia, she graduated with first class Honours from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) where she later taught. She worked for several design practices in Australia managing a variety of projects including the City of Sydney Public … Read more

Kisho Kurokawa

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Kisho Kurokawa (黒川 紀章 Kurokawa Kishō) (April 8, 1934 – October 12, 2007) was a leading Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement. Contents Biography Key architectural concepts Impermanence Materiality Receptivity Detail Sustainability Projects 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Awards Notes and references External links Biography Born in Kanie, Aichi, Kurokawa studied … Read more

Asif Khan

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Founder of Asif Khan asif-khan.com Expo Gates by Asif Khan Asif Khan was born in 1979 in London, England. Asif studied Architecture at both the Bartlett School, University College London and earned a full scholarship to the Architectural Association School, London, where he completed his studies in 2007. Khan has his own architectural practice in … Read more

Giuseppe Terragni

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Giuseppe Terragni (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe terˈraɲɲi]; 18 April 1904 – 19 July 1943) was an Italian architect who worked primarily under the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini and pioneered the Italian modern movement under the rubric of Rationalism.[1] His most famous work is the Casa del Fascio built in Como, northern Italy, which was begun in … Read more

Saffet Kaya Bekiroglu

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Former architect at ZHA, London Former architect at Gehry Partners, Los Angeles Saffet Kaya Bekiroglu (M.Arch [Hons], B.Arch, ARB, RIBA) is an internationally practicing architect, previously working at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) as the project designer and architect of international designs on a variety of scales including several competition-winning projects such as the acclaimed London Aquatics Centre for 2012 Olympic Games and the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, in which … Read more

Emre Arolat

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founder of EAApreviously, Partner at Arolat Architects Emre Arolat is a Turkish architect, and a winner of architecture awards such as the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and selected work for the Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture. He holds the International Academy of Architecture title of Professor of the Academy. Early lifeArolat … Read more

Iyad Alsaka

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Partner at OMApreviously Director of OMA, Dubaioma.com Iyad Alsaka joined OMA as a director in 2007 and became partner in 2011. Responsible for OMA’s work in the Middle East and Africa, Iyad has led projects including the acclaimed masterplan for Waterfront City in Dubai, the HIA Airport City masterplan in Doha, Concrete at Alserkal Avenue, … Read more

Seyfi Arkan

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Abdurrahman Seyfettin Arkan, Seyfi Nasih (1903 – 15 July 1966) was a Turkish architect, the personal architect of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.[1] He was born in 1903 in Istanbul. He attended Kadikoy French School and Galatasaray High School. He was first in his class under Vedat Tek[1] in 1928, and later worked with Hans Poelzig in … Read more

Clemens Holzmeister

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Clemens Holzmeister (27 March 1886 – 12 June 1983) was a prominent Austrian architect and stage designer of the early twentieth century. The Austrian Academy of Fine Arts listed his life’s work as containing 673 projects. He was the father of Judith Holzmeister. Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours and awards 3 Works 4 References 5 … Read more

Hsinming Fung

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Hsinming Fung, AIA has been Principal and Co-Founder of Hodgetts + Fung since 1984, a studio with expertise in the design of unique places for learning, cultural events, and civic functions. H+F’s approach is multifaceted, embracing visitor experience, technology, and iconic presence in a disciplined process, resulting in a bold, uncompromising architecture. The firm’s award-winning … Read more

Mark Wigley

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Mark Antony Wigley is a New Zealand-born architect, author, and (from 2004 to 2014) Dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York City, United States. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Volume Magazine 4 Awards 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External links Career Wigley received both his Bachelor of … Read more

Oral Göktaş

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co-founder SO? graduated from ITU He graduated from Istanbul Technical University with degrees of Architect in 2005 and Master Architect in 2009. In 2007, together with Sevince Bayrak, he established the architectural office SO? He received awards in national and international competitions. His implemented projects were nominated for awards such as Mies Van Der Rohe … Read more

Étienne-Louis Boullée

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Étienne-Louis Boullée (12 February 1728 – 4 February 1799) was a visionary French neoclassical architect whose work greatly influenced contemporary architects. Contents1 Life2 Geometric style3 Cenotaph for Sir Isaac Newton4 Salon for the Hôtel de Tourolles5 Hôtel Alexandre6 Legacy7 Notes8 Bibliography9 External linksLife Hôtel de Brunoy, ca. 1780Born in Paris, he studied under Jacques-François Blondel, … Read more

Joseph Paxton

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Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener, architect and Member of Parliament, best known for designing the Crystal Palace and for cultivating the Cavendish banana, the most consumed banana in the Western world. Early lifePaxton was born in 1803, the seventh son of a farming family, in Milton … Read more

Charles Gwathmey

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Charles Gwathmey (June 19, 1938 – August 3, 2009) was an American architect. He was a principal at Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, as well as one of the five architects identified as The New York Five in 1969. Gwathmey was perhaps best known for the 1992 renovation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum in New York City.[1]Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, he was the son of the … Read more

Amin Alsaden

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Amin Alsaden is a curator, scholar, and educator whose work focuses on transnational exchanges of ideas and expertise across cultural boundaries. Currently the Nancy McCain and Bill Morneau Curatorial Fellow at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, his curatorial practice is committed to disseminating inclusive narratives that challenge existing canons and hegemonic epistemological and power … Read more

Dominique Perrault

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Dominique Perrault (born 9 April 1953 in Clermont-Ferrand) is a French architect and urban planner. He became world known for the design of the French National Library, distinguished with the Silver medal for town planning in 1992 and the Mies van der Rohe Prize in 1996. In 2010 he was awarded the gold medal by the French Academy of Architecture for all his … Read more

Wim Eckert

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Wim Eckert (born 1969 in Zurich) is a Swiss architect and co-founder of E2A Architects. Eckert studied architecture at the ETH Zurich (Diploma 1995). From 1995 until 1997 he worked at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). He has been an independent architect in Zurich since 1997 and founded E2A Architects together with Piet Eckert … Read more

Andrea Branzi

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Andrea Branzi is an Italian architect and designer born in Florence on November 30, 1938. Summary 1 Biography 1.1 Andrea Branzi and Archizoom 1.2 Andrea Branzi designer 1.3 Andrea Branzi architect and town planner 1.4 Between art and interior architecture 1.5 Research work 2 Prizes and awards 3 Bibliography 3.1 Main writings of Andrea Branzi … Read more

Zeynep Tumertekin

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studiomada.coZeynep Tümertekin was born in 1991 in Istanbul and moved to London in 2011 to pursue her university studies at Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts), where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in 2015.  After graduating, she worked at Eisenman Architects in New York until 2016.  Zeynep co-founded Studio Mada, an … Read more

Han Tumertekin

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Han Tümertekin is a practicing architect based in Istanbul and principal of Mimarlar Tasarim Danismanlik Ltd., a firm he established in 1986. He previously worked as an architect in Paris. His work includes residential, commercial and institutional projects primarily in Turkey, as well as in the Netherlands, Japan, United Kingdom, France, China, Mongolia and Kenya. … Read more

Nevzat Sayin

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Nevzat Sayin (born Hatay, Dörtyol in 1954) is an architect. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 List of Works 4 Released Books 5 Project Rewards 6 Publications 7 Sources 8 References Early life He was educated at Ege University. He began post-graduate studies at Ege, but did not complete them. He worked with Cengiz … Read more

Suha Ozkan

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Suha Ozkan is an architect and architectural theorist, and is the former Secretary-General of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Suha Ozkan is an architect and architectural theorist, and is the former Secretary-General of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Working from 1982-2007, he helped establish the Aga Khan Award as one of the premier … Read more

Ralph Johnson

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Ralph Johnson, FAIA is a prominent Chicago-based architect. He is a Principal and Design Director in the Chicago office of Perkins+Will and is also a board member of the firm. Ralph has been with Perkins+Will for 42 years. In the past decade, his projects have been honored with more than 70 design awards, including eight national Honor Awards and … Read more

Mert Eyiler

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Mert Eyiler, winner of the ‘Europe 40 Under 40 Award 2016’, recognised and promoted as ‘Emerging Young Architect’ in several platforms such as AD Magazine, the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, Chamber of Architects of Turkey and Arkitera Architecture Center. He was born in 1975 in Antalya. He began his architectural … Read more

Lina Bo Bardi

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Lina Bo Bardi, born Achillina Bo (December 5, 1914 – March 20, 1992), was an Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect. A prolific architect and designer, she devoted her working life, most of it spent in Brazil, to promoting the social and cultural potential of architecture and design. While she studied under radical Italian architects, she quickly … Read more

Ricardo Bofill

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Ricardo Bofill Leví (Catalan: [riˈkaɾðu buˈfiʎ ləˈβi]) (born 5 December 1939) is a Spanish architect, who, since 1963, continues to lead the international architectural and urban design practice Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Ricardo Bofill was born into a family of builders in 1939 in Barcelona. He studied at the Barcelona University School of Architecture … Read more

David Gianotten

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Partner at OMApreviously Director of OMA, Hong Kong oma.com David Gianotten is the Managing Partner – Architect of OMA, where he oversees the firm’s organizational and financial management, business strategy, and global growth, alongside leading his architectural portfolio. David currently leads significant projects worldwide, including the Museo Egizio 2024 in Turin; the New Selman Stërmasi … Read more

İpek Akpınar

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She is professor at Izmir Institute of Technology, and conducting architectural design studio, lecturing graduate courses on the relations of architecture with urban, political and cultural context, and collective memory and cultural sustainability.Following her bachelor (1990) and Master of Science (1993) studies at ITU, she has received her doctoral degree from UCL Bartlett School (2003). … Read more

Celal Abdi Güzer

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educator at METU founder at CAG Born in Ankara in 1960 and graduated from the Middle East Technical University Department of Architecture in 1982, the founder of CAG Architecture Workshop is an architect and academic. Güzer, who worked on “Criticism in Architecture” at Newcastle Upon Tyne University with a scholarship from the British Government for … Read more

Eva Franch i Gilabert

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Eva Franch i Gilabert (born 10 December 1978 in Ebro Delta) is a Catalan architect, curator, critic and educator based in New York City who works in the fields of contemporary art, architecture, and public space. From 2010 to 2018, she was executive director and chief curator of Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York. From 2018 to 2020, Franch was director of … Read more

Idil Kantarci

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Associate at Foster+Partnersfounder of IKApreviously architect at UN Studio Idil gratuated from Yasar Unviersity, Izmir / Turkey and worked at Perkins+Will North Carolina, Dubai offices before joining UN Studio in Hong Kong. After working at Foster+Partners Hong Kong more than two and a half years, she moved to London office of Foster+Partners and became associate … Read more

Junya Ishigami

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jnyi.jp Junya Ishigami (石上 純也 Ishigami Junya) is a Japanese architect born in Kanagawa prefecture in 1974.[1] He acquired his master’s degree in architecture and planning at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 2000. Ishigami worked with Kazuyo Sejima from 2000 to 2004 at SANAA, before establishing his own firm in 2004: … Read more

Craig Hodgetts

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Hodgetts, FAIA, is a partner at the Seattle- and San Francisco-based firm Mithun, which recently merged with Hodgetts+Fung, the interdisciplinary architecture and design studio he formed with partner Hsinming Fung in 1984. He is known for employing an imaginative weave of high technology and story-telling to invigorate his designs, producing an architecture that embraces contemporary … Read more

Jeffrey Leopando

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Partner at Foster+Partners Jeffrey studied architecture at the University of East London. After graduating in 2009, Jeffrey worked with Austin-Smith:Lord on projects in the Middle East, before joining Foster + Partners in 2011. Since joining Foster + Partners, Jeffrey has worked on various projects across the Middle East and the US, including the National Bank … Read more

Jean Nouvel

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born August 12th, 1945 Fondation Cartier, Paris / France (1994) Torre Agbar, Barcelona / Spain (2004) Louvre, Abu Dhabi / UAE (2017) Jean Nouvel (French: [ʒɑ̃ nu.vɛl]; born 12 August 1945) is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de … Read more

Aldo van Eyck

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Aldo van Eyck; 16 March 1918 – 14 January 1999[1]) was an architect from the Netherlands. He was one of the most influential protagonists of the architectural movement Structuralism. Family He was born in Driebergen, Utrecht, a son of poet, critic, essayist and philosopher Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck or van Eijk and wife Nelly Estelle … Read more

Aras Burak

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founder of Building Office and Reading Officearchitect at OMA New York buildingoffice.com and readingoffice.comarasburak.com born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. He completed his architectural education at the Architectural Association (AA) in London, graduating from the Diploma School in 2012. He worked at OMA – Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam, Dubai, and New York for … Read more

Alper Derinbogaz

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founder of Salon Architectssalonarchitects.com M. Arch II / Salon Founder / ITU – UCLA. Recognized as an emerging and influential architect, Alper Derinbogaz investigates the possibilities of physical environment through the potential relationships between space and time. His design approach mostly relies on the importance of re-evaluating the context and intensifying it through interventions in … Read more

Clement Blanchet

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1981 born clementblanchet.com founder of Clement Blanchet Architects former Associate at OMA Clement Blanchet is a French architect, teacher and critic, actively practicing in the fields of architectural theory, urbanism, and cultural investigations. Clement Blanchet is an ex -Associate of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, where he joined in 2004. In 2011, Blanchet was appointed … Read more

Melike Altınışık

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founder of MAAmelikealtinisik.com Melike Altınışık as an award winning architect and designer, is dedicated to develop an innovative and visionary projects towards architecture, urbanism and design. She leads her international architecture practice Melike Altınışık Architects- MAA with offices based in Istanbul, Turkey and in Seoul, South Korea. She has been listed in RIBA’s book ‘100 … Read more

Unal Karamuk

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Ünal Karamuk studied architecture at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich. In 2002, he studied for an exchange semester at Harvard Graduate School of Design before returning to complete his diploma at the ETH with Professor Christian Kerez. Until 2008 he worked at the New York offices of Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM), REX Architecture, … Read more

Hakan Tuzun Sengun

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hakantuzunsengun.com Architect (PhD)Co-founder at PARCHIn 1994, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture. After graduation in 1999, completed his master’s thesis in Architectural History Department at Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture. In 2004, he took the first prize Arkitera Architecture Festival “Open Charrette” and joined the “Global Architect and Media Event” for … Read more

Selva Gurdogan

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born 1979 superpool.org co-founded Superpool graduated from SCI-Arc preiously director of Studio-X Istanbul previously architect at OMA Selva Gürdoğan, architect, born in 1979, Turkey. In 2003 she graduated from Sci-Arc, USA. Gregers Tang Thomsen, architect, born in 1974, Denmark. In 2003 he graduated from Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark. They met at Rem Koolhaas’ studio Office … Read more

Shohei Shigematsu

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Partner at OMAdirector of OMA, New York oma.comshoheishigematsu.com Shohei Shigematsu is partner of OMA. He has led the office in New York since 2006 and joined the firm in 1998. He is currently design architect for AK360, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s $100 million campus expansion and refurbishing, one of the most important additions to Buffalo’s … Read more

Ömer Selçuk Baz

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Born in Nurnberg, Germany in 1978, Omer finished his primary and high school education in Antakya, Turkey. After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from Bursa Uludag University in 2002, he attended Vienna Technical University’s master’s program. He received several awards at various national and international competitions during his studies at Vienna Technical University. While … Read more

Neyran Turan

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Neyran Turan is professor of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and a founding partner at NEMESTUDIO. Turan’s work explores the role of architecture in the climate crisis. Her most recent work expands this scope into the interaction between alternative forms of planetary imagination and architectural practice. Turan’s practice, NEMESTUDIO, has received widespread recognition … Read more

Jason Long

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Partner at OMA oma.com Jason Long is a Partner at OMA who leads its New York office and diverse portfolio in the Americas. Since joining the firm in 2003, Jason has brought a research-driven, interdisciplinary approach to a wide range of OMA’s projects internationally. A number of projects under Jason’s direction take a creative approach … Read more

Angela Deuber

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Angela Deuber (born 1975) is a German-born Swiss architect. angeladeuber.com She was born in Bad Kissingen and graduated in architecture from the ETH Zurich. She set up her own office in Chur in 2006. Deuber taught at the ETH Zurich from 2007 to 2010; in 2012, she became a lecturer at the University of Lucerne.[1] … Read more

Mehmet Noyan

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Associate at Herzog&de Meuron Mehmet Noyan started his collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron in 2007, with the high-rise building 56 Leonard Street in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood, focusing on the façade design. He then transitioned to lead the alteration of the exterior of the historic Park Avenue Armory as well as leading the … Read more

Olga Aleksakova

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co-founder buromoscow previously architect at OMA Olga Aleksakova is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP, a practicing architect, co-owner of Buromoscow and professor at Moscow Architecture school. Born in 1973 in Moscow, she graduated in 1998 with distinction from TU Delft (NL). From 1997 till 2003 Olga worked at Office for Metropolitan Architecture as … Read more

Meejin Yoon

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Meejin Yoon (born 1972) is a Korean-American architect and designer. In 2014, Yoon was appointed as the first female Head of the Department of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] In 2004, Yoon founded Höweler+Yoon Architecture with partner Eric Höweler. Yoon’s work is widely known for pioneering the integration of responsive technologies and architecture … Read more

Eric Höweler

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Eric Höweler (born 1972) is a Chinese-Dutch architect and co-founder of the award-winning design firm Höweler+Yoon Architecture with partner Meejin Yoon. Education and Early Career Höweler studied architecture at Cornell University, where he received a Masters in Architecture. From 1996-2003 Höweler worked at Kohn Pedersen Fox[1] where he served as an Associate Principal on several … Read more

Andres Jaque

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Born: 1971 (age 47 years), Madrid, Spain Education: Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid andresjaque.net Andrés Jaque is an architect. His work explores the role architecture plays in the making of societies. In 2003 he founded the Office for Political Innovation,[1] a trandisciplinary agency working in the making of urban networks.[2] In 2014 he … Read more

Matthias Hollwich

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founder of HWKN and Architizer previously architect at OMA Matthias Hollwich (born May 1, 1971 in Munich) is principal and founder of New York architecture firm HWKN Architecture (HWKN), a published author, and co-founder of Architizer.com. His work has been published in publications such as Wallpaper*, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Mark, Bauwelt, … Read more

Ole Scheeren

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founder of Buro-OSpreviously partner at OMA, Awards: Ole Scheeren (born 6 January 1971) is a German architect, urbanist and principal of Büro Ole Scheeren[1] with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Berlin and Bangkok[2][3] and was a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong from January 2010.[4]BiographyEarly life and careerOle Scheeren is the son of the German architect Dieter Scheeren, who was a professor of architecture … Read more

James Wines

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James Wines (born 1932) is an American artist and architect associated with environmental design. Wines is founder and president of SITE,[5] a New York City -based architecture and environmental arts organization chartered in 1970.[6] This multi-disciplinary practice focuses on the design of buildings, public spaces, environmental art works, landscape designs, master plans, interiors and product … Read more

Carol Patterson

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Carol Patterson completed her undergraduate study at the University of California Berkeley and received her Master’s degree with honors from Columbia University in New York. She has worked for many highly acclaimed offices around the world, including Rogers Marvel in New York and Norman Foster and Arup in London. She worked with Rem Koolhaas and … Read more

Alain Fouraux

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Born in Holland 1971, Alain got in touch with creative disciplines at a very early age, in the slipstream of his entrepreneurial creative parents. Through Audio registration, Radio advertising, Painting, Sculpture, Video productions, Animations, and Product design, Alain found a way to channel his rapidly expanding interest, in the field of Architecture and Urban Design. … Read more

Rocco Yim

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Rocco Yim was born and educated in Hong Kong. After graduating from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) he joined the firm of Spence Robinson for two years before starting his own practice in 1979, which eventually evolved into a partnership with Patrick P. W. Lee and Bernard M. B. Hui in 1982. Since winning … Read more

Hugh Ferriss

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Hugh Macomber Ferriss (July 12, 1889 – January 28, 1962) was an American architect, illustrator, and poet.[1][2] He was associated with exploring the psychological condition of modern urban life, a common cultural enquiry of the first decades of the twentieth century.[3] After his death a colleague said he ‘influenced my generation of architects’ more than … Read more

Helmut Jahn

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Helmut Jahn (born January 4, 1940) is a Chicago-based German-American architect, known for designs such as the Sony Center on the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany; the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany; the One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (formerly the tallest building in Philadelphia); and the Suvarnabhumi Airport, an international airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Recent … Read more

Valerio Olgiati

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Valerio Olgiati (born 18 July 1958 in Chur) is an internationally active Swiss architect. Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3 Principal works 4 Awards and distinctions 5 Single exhibitions 6 Literature (Monographs) 7 References 8 External links Biography Valerio Olgiati studied architecture until 1986 at ETH Zürich. Having lived and worked first in Zurich and … Read more

Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis

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Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis[a] (also Konstantinos; 14 May 1913 – 28 June 1975), often cited as C. A. Doxiadis, was a Greek architect and town planner. He was known as the lead architect of Islamabad, the new capital of Pakistan, and later as the father of ekistics. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Theories 3 Influence … Read more

Galal Abada

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Galal Abada is an Egyptian architect and urbanist, and an assistant professor at Ain Shams University in Cairo, where he also is director of the Historic Cairo Studies and Development Centre. Dr. Abada was trained at Ain Shams University, the School of Architecture Paris-Belleville (France), and the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium; he received … Read more

Giovanni Guerrini

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Giovanni Guerrini (1887 – 1972) was born in Imola on May 29, 1887. From 1902 to 1905 he attended the School of Design T.Minardi Faenza and in 1913 obtained the qualification to teach drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. In 1915 he was professor of Architecture and Decorative Painting at the Academy … Read more

Shelley McNamara

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Shelley McNamara (born 1952, Lisdoonvarna in County Clare) is an Irish architect. She is a co-founder of Grafton Architects with Yvonne Farrell. Grafton Architects won the World Building of the Year award in 2008 for their Bocconi University building in Milan.[1] In 2015, Grafton Architects was awarded the fourth annual Jane Drew Prize for their … Read more

Yvonne Farrell

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Yvonne Farrell (born 1951, Tullamore) is an Irish architect. She is co-founder of Grafton Architects who won the World Building of the Year award in 2008 for their Bocconi University building in Milan.[1] The practice won the inaugural RIBA International Prize in 2016 for their Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología building in Lima, Peru[2] and … Read more

Charles Murphy

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Charles Francis Murphy (February 9, 1890 – May 22, 1985) was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois.[1] Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected buildings 3 References 4 External links Biography Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Murphy was educated at the De La Salle Institute in Chicago. His first job was as a secretary, joining … Read more

Colin Rowe

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Colin Rowe (27 March 1920 – 5 November 1999), was a British-born, American-naturalised architectural historian, critic, theoretician, and teacher; acknowledged as a major intellectual influence on world architecture and urbanism in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond, particularly in the fields of city planning, regeneration, and urban design. During his life he … Read more

Ammar Khammash

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Ammar Khammash is a Jordanian architect, photographer, designer, and artist, He has completed several large-scale projects renovating ancient structures and churches throughout Jordan. He obtained a B.A. in architecture from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in the United States in 1986, and he studied ethnoarchaeology at the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at Yarmuk University in … Read more

Paul Rudolph

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Paul Marvin Rudolph (October 23, 1918 – August 8, 1997) was an American architect and the chair of Yale University’s Department of Architecture for six years, known for his use of concrete and highly complex floor plans. His most famous work is the Yale Art and Architecture Building (A&A Building), a spatially complex brutalist concrete … Read more

Mario Cucinella

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Mario Cucinella ( Palermo , 29 August 1960 ) is an architect , designer and academic Italian . In 2009 he won the MIPIM award (Marché International des Professionnels d’Immobilier) in the green building category with the Center for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET). Two years later, in 2011 he won again the prestigious award in … Read more

Henri Labrouste

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Pierre-François-Henri Labrouste (French: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃ʁi labrust]) (11 May 1801 – 24 June 1875) was a French architect from the famous École des Beaux-Arts school of architecture. After a six-year stay in Rome, Labrouste established an architectural training workshop, which soon became known for rationalism. He became noted for his use of iron-frame construction and … Read more

Paul Andreu

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Paul Andreu (10 July 1938 – 11 October 2018) was a French architect, known for his designs of multiple airports such as Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, and multiple prestigious projects in China, including the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.[1] Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Projects 3 Other activities … Read more

Arthur Erickson

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Arthur Charles Erickson, CC (June 14, 1924 – May 20, 2009) was a Canadian architect and urban planner. He studied Asian languages at the University of British Columbia, and later earned a degree in architecture from McGill University.[1] Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links Biography … Read more

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

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Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (French: [øʒɛn vjɔlɛlədyk]; 27 January 1814 – 17 September 1879) was a French architect and author who restored many prominent medieval landmarks in France, including those which had been damaged or abandoned during the French Revolution. His major restoration projects included Notre Dame Cathedral, the Basilica of Saint Denis, Mont Saint-Michel, Sainte-Chapelle, … Read more

Tom Wiscombe

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born April 4, 1970, La Jolla, California tomwiscombe.com Tom Wiscombe is an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. His office, Tom Wiscombe Architecture, is dedicated to creating objects and worlds that are provocative, mysterious, and futuristic. In particular, the office is known for its ability to combine formal, graphic, and technological sensibilities into surprising … Read more

Enrique Walker

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Enrique Walker is an architect. He is Associate Professor at Columbia GSAPP, where he directed the Master of Science program in Advanced Architectural Design from 2008 to 2018. He teaches the lecture course Metropolis, and runs the seminar course and guest lecture series Arguments. He has also taught the decade-long series of studios and seminars, … Read more

Chris Hardie

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Born 1977, British Education and Qualifications: Registered Architect/ARB and Member of Royal Institute of British Architects 2007 Professional Practice Part III (Distinction) 2001 DipArch Advanced Architectural Studies (Distinction) 2000 BSc (Hons) Architecture (First Class) The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen The College of Architecture, The llinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois … Read more

Melkan Gursel

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Owner at Tabanlioglu Int’l. Assoc. AIA, Principal Partner Melkan Gürsel studied architecture at Istanbul Technical University and completed her master’s degree at UPC, Barcelona. She is our “Principal Partner” in 1995 and has since led the firm to become one of the most respected and awarded architectural practices in the region and beyond. Her work … Read more

Jonathan Dawes

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Associate at Cottrell and Vermeulenpreviously founder of Flowspacepreviously unit master of AA Intermediate 6previously unit master at UEL Unit E Jonathan joined Cottrell and Vermeulen in 2006 and became an associate in 2012. Jonathan was project architect for the new-build sixth form centre at Brentwood School, which recently received an RIBA award. He is currently … Read more

Jeff Turko

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founder of Nekton Studio Senior Lecturer at University of Brighton nekton.org Jeffrey Paul Turko currently works at the School of Architecture and Design, University of Brighton. Jeffrey does research in Industrial Design, Architectural Engineering and Visual Arts. Their most recent publication is ‘Grounds and Envelopes – Reshaping Architecture and the Built Environment.’

Arata Isozaki

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Arata Isozaki (磯崎 新, Isozaki Arata; born 23 July 1931) is a Japanese architect from Ōita. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1954,[1] and worked under Kenzo Tange before establishing his own firm in 1963.[1] His early projects were influenced by European experiences with a style mixed between “New Brutalism” a “Metabolist Architecture” … Read more

Hernan Diaz Alonso

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born Buenos Aires, 1969 xefirotarch.com Hernán Díaz Alonso is an Argentine-American architect. He is Director/Chief Executive Officer of SCI-Arc in Los Angeles, and Founder and Principal of Los Angeles-based design practice Xefirotarch. He is an Argentinian architect, designer and educator widely credited for spearheading the transition of SCI-Arc to digital technologies, playing a key role in … Read more

Piet Eckert

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Piet Eckert (born 1968 in Mumbai, India) is a Swiss architect. He studied architecture at the ETH Zurich (Diploma 1994, with honorable mention)[1] and at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture in New York City. From 1995 until 1997, he worked at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). Since 1997, he has been an … Read more

Dilek Topuz Derman

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co-founder of DBArchitects with Bunyamin Derman dbarchitects.com.tr She was born in Ankara in 1968. In 1989, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture, Yıldız Technical University. Between 1989 and 1995, she worked at various architectural firms. In 1995, he co-founded db Mimarlık ve Danışmanlık Ltd. Şti. … Read more

Kamiel Klaasse

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Klaasse (1967) graduated from the TU Delft in 1995 and in 1997, together with Walter van Dijk, Pieter Bannenberg and Marc Linneman, he set up the office NL Architects. Well-known projects include the Basketbar in Utrecht, the renovation of Cinecenter in Amsterdam, and the NL Lounge at the Venice Biennale. The office is currently working … Read more

Minsuk Cho

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Minsuk Cho (Korean: 조민석; born in Seoul, South Korea, 1966) is a South Korean architect. Minsuk Cho was born in Seoul and graduated from the Architectural Engineering Department of Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea) and the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University (New York, USA). He began his professional career working for Kolatan/MacDonald Studio, and … Read more

Diébédo Francis Kéré

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Diébédo Francis Kéré was born April 10, 1965 in Gando, Burkina Faso and studied at the Technical University of Berlin. Parallel to his studies, he established the Kéré Foundation e.V. (formerly Schulbausteine für Gando e.V.), and in 2005 he founded Kéré Architecture. His architectural practice has been recognized nationally and internationally with awards including the … Read more

Bunyamin Derman

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co-founder of DBArchitects with Dilek Topuz Derman dbarchitects.com.tr He was born in Ereğli in 1965. In 1990, he graduated with a master’s degree from the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture, Yıldız Technical University. Between 1988 and 1996, he taught in the architectural design studios at the same university, and from 1999 to … Read more

Ron Witte

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co-founder of WW previously architect at OMA Prior to founding WW, Ron Witte worked with the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Jacques Couëlle in Paris, France; and Reid & Tarics in San Francisco, California. Ron is a registered architect in Massachusetts, California, and Texas. He is member of the American Institute of … Read more

Sarah Whiting

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co-founder of WW previously architect at OMA previously architect at Eisenman Architects Sarah M. Whiting (born 1964) is an American architect, critic, and educator. Whiting is currently Dean and Josep Lluís Sert Professor of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, in addition to being a founding partner of WW Architecture, along with … Read more

Philipp Oswalt

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Philipp Oswalt (born June 29, 1964 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German architect and Professor of Architectural Theory and Design at the University of Kassel . [1] FamilyOswalt is a son of the architect Alfred Oswalt (1910-1992), a great-grandson of the Frankfurt building contractor and building councilor Philipp Holzmann (1836-1904). Alfred Oswalt was … Read more

Manuel Rocha Aires Mateus

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Born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1963. Graduates as an architect in F.A./U.T.L., Lisbon Portugal in 1986. Collaboration with architect Gonçalo Byrne since 1983. Collaboration with architect Francisco Aires Mateus since 1988. Teacher in Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, USA, in 2002 and 2005. Invited teacher in Fakulteta za Arhitekturo, Universa v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenia … Read more

Murat Tabanlioglu

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(RIBA, Chartered Member, Int’l. Assoc. AIA) studied architecture at Vienna Technical University and graduated in 1992. He founded Tabanl?o?lu Architects in cooperation with Dr. Hayati Tabanl?o?lu in Istanbul in 1990. Besides his atelier program at Istanbul Bilgi University, he lectures at universities and various international platforms. In addition to his national and international contributions as … Read more

Reinier de Graaf

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Partner at OMA Reinier de Graaf joined OMA in 1996. He is responsible for building and masterplanning projects in Europe and the Middle East, including Al Daayan Health District in Doha, Norra Tornen in Stockholm (completed 2020), the nhow RAI Hotel in Amsterdam (completed 2020), Holland Green in London (completed 2016), Timmerhuis in Rotterdam (completed … Read more

Mike Guyer

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Mike Guyer was born on July 5, 1958 in Columbus, Ohio.[1] He attended primary and high school in Zurich, and graduated in architecture in 1984 from ETH Zurich. He worked at Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam 1984–1987. He established his own office in 1987, and was an assistant lecturer under Prof. Hans Kollhoff at … Read more

Neil Denari

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born Fort Worth, Texas September 3, 1957 denari.co Neil Denari is an American architect, professor, and author. Based since 1988 in Los Angeles, Denari emerged in New York during the 1980s with a series of theoretical projects and texts based on the collapse of the machine aesthetic of Modernism. His office, Neil M. Denari Architects … Read more

Shigeru Ban

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born 1957 shigerubanarchitects.com Pritzker Laureate 2014 Shigeru Ban (坂 茂 Ban Shigeru, born 5 August 1957)[2] is a Japanese architect, known for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard tubes used to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims. He was profiled by Time magazine in their projection of 21st century innovators in the field … Read more

Sarah Wigglesworth

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Sarah Wigglesworth MBE RDI is a British award-winning architect and was a Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield until 2016.[1] CareerWigglesworth founded Sarah Wigglesworth Architects in 1994.[2] Her practice has a reputation for sustainable architecture and an interest in using alternative, low energy materials.[3] One of the practice’s best known buildings is the … Read more

Xaveer De Geyter

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xdga.be Xaveer De Geyter (born 1957) is a Belgian architect. De Geyter was born in Doornik, Belgium. He spent ten years at office for metropolitan architecture with Rem Koolhaas, where he worked on projects such as the Villa dall’ava in Paris, “urban design, melun sénart paris”, the sea terminal in Zeebrugge, the zkm centre for … Read more

David Chipperfield

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Sir David Alan Chipperfield Born 18 December 1953 London, England Practice David Chipperfield Architects Awards Pritzker Prize RIBA Stirling Prize Royal Gold Medal Andrea Palladio Prize Tessenow Gold Medal Projects Museum of Modern Literature, Marbach, Germany (2002–2008) America’s Cup Building, Valencia, Spain (2005) The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield, UK (2003–2011) Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK (2006–2011) Museo … Read more

Ihsan Bilgin

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1953 – 2022 He was born in 1953. He became a Master Architect (ITU) in 1980, Doctor (ITU) in 1990, Associate Professor (YTU) in 1994, and Professor (YTU) in 2000. He started his academic career in 1982 at the Faculty of Architecture at Yıldız Technical University and continued until 2004. Modern period housing, settlement and … Read more

Kees Christiaanse

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Kees Christiaanse (born 1953, Amsterdam) is an architect and urban planner from the Netherlands. After working with Rem Koolhaas, he started two firms, Kees Christiaanse Architects & Planners (KCAP, in Rotterdam) in 1989 and Architects and Planners (ASTOC, in Cologne) in 1990, where he was a partner till 2002. Christiaanse has “tackled some of the … Read more

Bernardo Fort-Brescia

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Bernardo Fort-Brescia is a US-based Peruvian businessman and architect.[1] He is the co-founder of the architectural firm Arquitectonica.[2] He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).[1] He won the AIA Silver Medal.[1] He is also an heir to Grupo Breca. Early lifeBernardo Fort-Brescia was born in Lima, Peru on November 19, 1951 … Read more

Zaha Hadid

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born October 31st,1950 died March 31st, 2016 Zaha Mohammad Hadid founder of ZHA   Awards: Pritzker Prize (2004) RIBA Gold Medal (2016) Education: American University of Beirut, Lebanon Architectural Association School of Architecture, Diploma School Teaching: Architectural Association School of Architecture, Diploma 9 Past: Office for Metropolitan Architecture, London

Steven Holl

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Steven Holl (born December 9, 1947) is a New York-based American architect and watercolorist. Among his most recognized works are designs for the 2003 Simmons Hall at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the 2007 Bloch Building addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri,[1] and the 2009 Linked Hybrid mixed-use complex in Beijing, … Read more

Peter Salter

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Peter Salter (born 1947) is a British architectural designer and academic. In 1962 he began a course at the Shoreditch College of Furnishing Trades, in preparation to become a furniture designer. In 1964, he worked as a junior draftsman for a patent glazing manufacturer. From 1966 until he began his studies at the Architectural Association … Read more

Hans Kollhoff

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Hans Kollhoff (born 18 September 1946 in Bad Lobenstein, Thuringia) is a German architect and professor. He is a representative of Postmodern and New Classical Architecture, as well as a protagonist of New Urbanism. Early lifeKollhoff spent the first six years of his life on the family farm in Thuringia at the southern tip of … Read more

Melih Koray

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1951 yılında Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi’nden mezun olan Melih Koray, tasarladığı nitelikli konut yapılarıyla özellikle Kadıköy’ün mimari kimliğinin oluşmasında büyük katkıda bulunmuştur.

Massimiliano Fuksas

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Born 1944-01-09 Rome Practice: Fuksas Spouse: Doriana Mandrelli Awards Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects Grand Prix d’Architecture Française International Architecture Awards 2007 Buildings FieraMilano, New Exhibition Hall Armani Store Fifth Avenue Armani Ginza Tower Centro Congressi Italia Vienna Twin Tower Zénith Music Hall Shenzhen … Read more

Elia Zenghelis

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co-founded OMA with Rem Koolhaas, Madelon Vrisendorp Elia Zenghelis (Born 1937, Athens, Greece) is a Greek architect and teacher. He studied architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, completing his studies in 1961. From 1961 to 1971 he worked for architects Douglas Stephen and Partners, London, while also (from 1963) teaching at the … Read more

Charles Jencks

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Charles Alexander Jencks (born June 21, 1939) is a cultural theorist, landscape designer, architectural historian, and co-founder of the Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres. He has published over thirty books and became famous in the 1980s as theorist of Postmodernism.[1] In recent years Jencks has devoted time to landform architecture, especially in Scotland.[1] These landscapes include … Read more

Moshe Safdie

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Moshe Safdie, CC, FAIA (born July 14, 1938) is a Canadian architect, urban designer, educator, theorist, and author. He is most identified with Habitat 67, which paved the way for his international career.[1] Early life Safdie was born in Haifa, to a Syrian Jewish family. His family moved to Montreal, Canada, in 1954. In 1959, … Read more

Robert Stern

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Robert Arthur Morton Stern (May 23, 1939 – November 27, 2025) was an American architect, educator and author. He was the founding partner of the architecture firm, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, also known as RAMSA. From 1998 to 2016, he was the Dean of the Yale School of Architecture.His firm’s major works include the classically styled New … Read more

Rafael Moneo

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born May 9th, 1937 Born José Rafael Moneo Vallés 9 May 1937 (age 80) Tudela, Navarre, Spain Awards Rolf Schock Prizes in Visual Arts (1993) Pritzker Prize (1996) Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture (2012) José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born 9 May 1937) is a Spanish architect. He won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1996 and … Read more

Guido Canali

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Guido Canali ( Sala Baganza , 24 October 1935 ) is an Italian architect «Few architects like Canali have at the base of their work the dialogue, composed and almost absent-minded, with the matter of design and construction; a dialogue that starts from the reading of the physical traces of architecture to redefine, through a … Read more

Sir Michael Hopkins

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Sir Michael John Hopkins CBE RA (7 May 1935 – 17 June 2023) was an English architect.[1] The RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winning architect founded Hopkins Architects with his wife Patty and was widely regarded as among the greatest of contemporary British architectural figures.[2] Michael, alongside Patty, was part of a select group of leading British … Read more

Cedric Price

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Cedric Price FRIBA (11 September 1934 – 10 August 2003) was an English architect and influential teacher and writer on architecture. The son of an architect (A.G. Price, who worked with Harry Weedon),[1] Price was born in Stone, Staffordshire and studied architecture at Cambridge University (St John’s College – graduating in 1955) and the Architectural … Read more

Michael Graves

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Born July 9, 1934[1] Indianapolis, Indiana, United States[1] Died March 12, 2015 (aged 80)[1] Princeton, New Jersey, United States[1] Nationality American Occupation Architect Awards National Medal of Arts (1999)[2] AIA Gold Medal(2001)[2][3] Driehaus Architecture Prize (2012)[4] Website michaelgraves.com Buildings Portland Building (Oregon); Humana Building (Kentucky); Denver Public Library )Colorado; Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin … Read more

Alvaro Siza

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born 25 June 1933 Born Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira Matosinhos, Portugal Alma mater University of Porto Awards Pritzker Prize (1992) Royal Gold Medal (2009) UIA Gold Medal (2011) Golden Lion (2012) Buildings Faculty of Architecture, Porto Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira, GOSE, GCIH, GCIP (born 25 June 1933), is a Portuguese architect, … Read more

Peter Eisenman

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http://www.eisenmanarchitects.com/ Born August 11, 1932 (age 85) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. Nationality American Alma mater Cornell University Columbia University University of Cambridge Occupation Architect Buildings House VI Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe City of Culture of Galicia DESIGN House II City of Culture, Galicia, Spain Yenikapı Transfer Station, İstanbul, Turkey ESSAY Duck Soup … Read more

Luigi Snozzi

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Luigi Snozzi (29 July 1932 – 29 December 2020) was a Swiss architect,[1] born in Mendrisio, Ticino. He worked in Locarno and Lugano. LifeHe studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. From 1962 to 1971, Snozzi worked in association with architect Livio Vacchini. From 1982 to 1984, he was a Visiting Professor … Read more

Herman Hertzberger

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Born 6 July 1932 (age 85) Amsterdam, Netherlands Alma mater Delft University of Technology Awards RIBA Royal Gold Medal Buildings Montessori school, Delft (1966–70) Centraal Beheer office building, Apeldoorn (1970–72) Projects Diagoonwoningen, Delft (1971) Herman Hertzberger (born 6 July 1932) is one of the most famous Dutch architects and professor emeritus. Biography Centraal Beheer office … Read more

Aldo Rossi

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born May 3rd, 1931 – died September 4th, 1997 Aldo Rossi was an Italian architect and designer who achieved international recognition in four distinct areas: architectural theory, drawing and design and also product design.[1] He was the first Italian to receive the Pritzker Prize[2] for architecture. Early life He was born in Milan, Italy. After … Read more

Kenneth Frampton

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Kenneth Frampton (born 1930 in Woking, UK), is a British architect, critic, historian and the Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University, New York. He has been a permanent resident of the USA since the mid-1980s. Frampton is regarded as one of the world’s leading architecture … Read more

Ron Herron

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Ronald James Herron (12 August 1930 – 1 October 1994) was an English architect and teacher. He is perhaps best known for his work with the seminal experimental architecture collective Archigram, which was formed in London in the early 1960s. Herron was the creator of one of the group’s best known and celebrated projects, the … Read more

Frank Owen Gehry

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Frank Owen Gehry, CC (/ˈɡɛəri/; born Frank Owen Goldberg; February 28, 1929)[1] is a Canadian-born American architect, residing in Los Angeles. A number of his buildings, including his private residence, have become world-renowned attractions. His works are cited as being among the most important works of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey, which … Read more

Paulo Mendes da Rocha

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Born 25 October 1928 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil Alma mater Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Occupation Architect Awards Pritzker Architecture Prize (2006) Buildings Serra Dourada Stadium, Gymnasium in the Paulistano Athletics Club, Pinacoteca do Estado, National Coach Museum Paulo Mendes da Rocha (born October 25, 1928 in Vitória, Espírito Santo) is a Brazilian architect. Mendes da Rocha … Read more

Fumihiko Maki

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born September 6th, 1928 Born September 6, 1928 (age 89) Tokyo, Japan Nationality Japanese Alma mater University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Architecture, 1952) Cranbrook Academy of Art (Master of Architecture, 1953) Graduate School of Design, Harvard University (Master of Architecture, 1954) Occupation Architect Awards Pritzker Prize Website www.maki-and-associates.co.jp Practice Maki and Associates Buildings Yerba Buena … Read more

Kiyonori Kikutake

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Kiyonori Kikutake (菊竹 清訓 Kikutake Kiyonori) (April 1, 1928 – December 26, 2011) was a prominent Japanese architect known as one of the founders of the Japanese Metabolist group.[1] He was also the tutor and employer of several important Japanese architects, such as Toyo Ito, Shōzō Uchii and Itsuko Hasegawa. Contents Background Career Awards List … Read more

Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi

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Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (born 26 August 1927) is an Indian architect.[1] He is considered to be an important figure of South Asian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India.[2] His more noteworthy designs include the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and the Aranya Low Cost Housing development in … Read more

Ray Kappe

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founder of SCI-Arc Ray Kappe (born August 4, 1927)[3] is an American architect and educator. In 1972, he resigned his position as Founding Chair of the Department of Architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and along with a group of faculty and students, started what eventually came to be known as the Southern California … Read more

Phyllis Barbara Lambert

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Born Phyllis Barbara Bronfman January 24, 1927 Montreal, Quebec Spouse(s) Jean Lambert (m. 1949; divorce 1954) Parent(s) Samuel Bronfman (father) Saidye Rosner Bronfman (mother) Relatives Edgar Bronfman, Sr. (brother) Charles Bronfman (brother) Awards Order of Canada National Order of Quebec Golden Lion, Venice Biennale of Architecture Phyllis Barbara Lambert, CC GOQ FRAIC FRSC RCA (née … Read more

César Pelli

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Born October 12, 1926 (age 91) San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Nationality Argentine – United States citizen Occupation Architect Awards Doctor of Arts, CTBUH Skyscraper Award, the Connecticut Architecture Foundation Distinguished Leadership Award, The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award The Aga Khan Award for Architecture AIA Gold Medal (1995) Practice Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects … Read more

Oswald Mathias Ungers

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Oswald Mathias Ungers (12 July 1926 – 30 September 2007) was a German architect and architectural theorist, known for his rationalist designs and the use of cubic forms. Among his notable projects are museums in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Cologne. Biography Oswald Mathias Ungers was born in Kaisersesch in the Eifel region. From 1947 to 1950 … Read more

Robert Venturi

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born June 25th, 1925 died September 18th, 2018 Robert Charles Venturi Jr. (born June 25, 1925) is an American architect, founding principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, and one of the major architectural figures in the twentieth century. Together with his wife and partner, Denise Scott Brown, he helped to shape the … Read more

Frei Otto

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Born Frei Paul Otto 31 May 1925 Siegmar, Germany Died 9 March 2015 Warmbronn, Germany Frei Paul Otto (German: [ˈfʁaɪ ˈɔtoː]; 31 May 1925 – 9 March 2015) was a German architect and structural engineer noted for his use of lightweight structures, in particular tensile and membrane structures, including the roof of the Olympic Stadium … Read more

Eamonn Kevin Roche

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June 14, 1922 – March 1, 2019 Kevin Roche was an Irish-born American Pritzker Prize-winning architect. He has been responsible for the design/master planning for over 200 built projects in both the U.S. and abroad. These projects include eight museums, 38 corporate headquarters, seven research facilities, performing arts centers, theaters, and campus buildings for six … Read more

Gottfried Böhm

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Born January 23, 1920 Offenbach, Hessen Awards Pritzker Prize Buildings Neviges Pilgrimage Church, Velbert Bensberg City Hall Gottfried Böhm (born January 23, 1920) is a German architect. Life and career Böhm was born into a family of architects in Offenbach, Hessen. His father, Dominikus Böhm, was renowned for having built numerous churches throughout Germany. His … Read more

Eero Saarinen

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Born August 20, 1910 Kirkkonummi, Grand Duchy of Finland Died September 1, 1961 (aged 51) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. Nationality Finnish American Occupation Architect Spouse(s) Lilian Swann Saarinen (1939-1954 div.) Aline B. Saarinen (1954-1961) Awards AIA Gold Medal (1962) Practice Associated architectural firm[s] Buildings See list of works Design Gateway Arch Washington Dulles International Airport … Read more

Felix Candela

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Félix Candela Outeriño (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfeliks kanˈdela outeˈɾiɲo]; January 27, 1910 – December 7, 1997) was a Spanish and Mexican architect who was born in Madrid and at the age of 26, emigrated to Mexico, acquiring double nationality. He is known for his significant role in the development of Mexican architecture and structural engineering. Candela’s … Read more

Oscar Niemeyer

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born December 15th, 1907 – died December 5th, 2012 Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho Alma mater Escola Nacional de Belas Artes (1934) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Occupation Architect Spouse(s) Annita Baldo (m.1928 d.2004) Vera Lucia Cabreira (m.2006) Awards Lenin Peace Prize (1963) Pritzker Prize (1988) Prince of Asturias Awards (1989) RIBA … Read more

Carlo Scarpa

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Carlo Scarpa (2 June 1906 – 28 November 1978) was an Italian architect, influenced by the materials, landscape, and the history of Venetian culture, and Japan.[1] Scarpa translated his interests in history, regionalism, invention, and the techniques of the artist and craftsman into ingenious glass and furniture design.[2][3][4] Biography Scarpa was born in Venice. Much … Read more

Marcel Breuer

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Marcel Lajos Breuer (/ˈbrɔɪ.ər/ BROY-ər; 21 May 1902 – 1 July 1981), was a Hungarian-born modernist, architect, and furniture designer. Breuer extended the sculptural vocabulary he had developed in the carpentry shop at the Bauhaus into a personal architecture that made him one of the world’s most popular architects at the peak of 20th-century design. … Read more

Luis Barragan

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born March 9th, 1902 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – died November 22nd, 1988 Awards Pritzker Prize (1980) Buildings Torres de Satélite Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín (March 9, 1902 – November 22, 1988) was a Mexican architect and engineer. His work has influenced contemporary architects through visual and conceptual aspects. Barragán’s buildings are frequently visited by international … Read more

Louis Isadore Kahn

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Born February 20, 1901 Pärnu, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire[1] Died March 17, 1974 (aged 73) New York City, New York, U.S. Parent(s) Bertha Schmuilowsky Leopold Schmuilowsky Awards AIA Gold Medal RIBA Gold Medal Buildings Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban Yale University Art Gallery Salk Institute Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Phillips Exeter Academy Library Kimbell Art … Read more

Alvar Aalto

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Born Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto 3 February 1898 Kuortane, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire Died 11 May 1976 (aged 78) Helsinki, Finland Nationality Finnish Occupation Architect Spouse(s) Aino Marsio (m. 1925–49; her death) Elissa Mäkiniemi (m. 1952–76; his death) Children 2 Awards Prince Eugen Medal (1954) RIBA Gold Medal (1957) AIA Gold Medal (1963) … Read more

Moisei Ginzburg

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Moisei Yakovlevich Ginzburg (Belarusian: Майсей Якаўлевіч Гінзбург, Russian: Моисей Яковлевич Гинзбург; 4 June [O.S. 23 May] 1892, Minsk – 7 January 1946, Moscow) was a Soviet constructivist architect, best known for his 1929 Narkomfin Building in Moscow.Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Education 1.2 Ideologist of Constructivism 1.3 Communal houses 1.4 Career in 1930s 2 Legacy 3 … Read more

Richard Joseph Neutra

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Born Richard Joseph Neutra April 8, 1892 Leopoldstadt, Vienna Died April 16, 1970 Wuppertal, Germany Occupation Architect Spouse(s) Dione Niedermann (m. 1922–1970) Children Frank L Neutra (1924–2008) Dion Neutra (1926-) Raymond Neutra (1939-) Awards Wilhelm Exner Medal (1959) AIA Gold Medal (1977) Richard Joseph Neutra (April 8, 1892 – April 16, 1970) was a Jewish Austrian-American architect. Living and building for … Read more

Gio Ponti

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Giovanni “Gio” Ponti ([d͡ʒo] 18 November 1891 – 16 September 1979) was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher.[4] During his career, which spanned six decades, Ponti built more than a hundred buildings in Italy and in the rest of the world. He designed a considerable number of decorative art … Read more

El Lissitzky

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Lazar Markovich Lissitzky (Russian: Ла́зарь Ма́ркович Лиси́цкий, About this soundlisten (help·info); November 23 [O.S. November 11] 1890 – December 30, 1941), known as El Lissitzky (Russian: Эль Лиси́цкий, Yiddish: על ליסיצקי‎), was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and architect. He was an important figure of the Russian avant-garde, helping develop suprematism with his … Read more

Hector Guimard

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Hector Guimard (10 March 1867 – 20 May 1942) was a French architect and designer, and a prominent figure of the Art Nouveau style. He achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Beranger, the first Art Nouveau apartment building in Paris, which was selected in an 1899 competition as one of the best … Read more