1900’s born

Piet Mondrian

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Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan 7 March 1872 Amersfoort, Netherlands Died 1 February 1944 (aged 71) Manhattan, New York, U.S. Nationality Dutch Education Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten Known for Painting Notable work Evening; Red Tree, Gray Tree, Composition with Red Blue and Yellow, Broadway Boogie Woogie, Victory Boogie Woogie Movement De Stijl, abstract art Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (Dutch: [ˈpitər ˈmɔndrijaːn]), after 1906 Piet Mondrian (/piːt ˈmɒndriɑːn/,[1][2] also US: /- ˈmɔːn-/,[3][4] Dutch: [pit ˈmɔndrijɑn]; 7 March 1872 – … 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

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

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

Roberto Burle Marx

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Roberto Burle Marx (August 4, 1909 – June 4, 1994) was a Brazilian landscape architect (as well as a painter, print maker, ecologist, naturalist, artist and musician) whose designs of parks and gardens made him world-famous. He is accredited with having introduced modernist landscape architecture to Brazil. He was known as a modern nature artist … 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

Salvador Dali

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Born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech 11 May 1904 Figueres, Catalonia, Spain Died 23 January 1989 Figueres Resting place Crypt at Dalí Theatre and Museum, Figueres Nationality Spanish Education San Fernando School of Fine Arts, Madrid, Spain Known for Painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, writing, film, jewelry Notable work The Persistence of Memory (1931) … 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