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
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
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 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
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
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
Born 21 June 1891 Sondrio, Italy Died 9 January 1979 (aged 87) Nationality Italian Education University of Bologna Occupation Engineer Engineering career Discipline Structural engineer Institutions Society for Concrete Construction Institution of Structural Engineers Projects Olympic Stadium in Rome (1960) UNESCO headquarters in Paris (1950) Hangar in Orvieto (1935) Awards IStructE Gold Medal Wilhelm Exner … Read more
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