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
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
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
born 1954 in Isfahan, Iran Mohsen Mostafavi is an Iranian-American architect and educator. Mostafavi is currently the Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. From 2008 through 2019, Mostafavi served as the school’s dean. Contents1 Career2 Works3 Personal life4 References5 External linksCareerMostafavi received a Bachelor of Architecture … Read more
co-founder of Herzog & de Meuron Born: April 19, 1950 (age 70 years), Basel, SwitzerlandEducation: Musik an der ETH und UZHMovies: Dream Weavers: Beijing 2008Awards: Pritzker Architecture Prize, Royal Gold Medal
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
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
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 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
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
Born in 1950 in Istanbul, Aziz Sarıyer started to design furniture and interior design professionally after founding Derin Design in 1971. Sarıyer’s interest in the profession and his consistent work placed him in a major position in the world’s design arena. In 1999, he developed his collection he designed for Derin and a year later, … Read more
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
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 (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
Patrick Blanc (born June 3, 1953, Paris) is a French botanist who works at the French National Centre for Scientific Research,[1] where he specializes in plants from tropical forests. He is the modern innovator of the green wall, specifically, he invented the modern vertical hydroponics garden, which distinguishes it from its predecessors (aka. the Green … Read more
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art and graffiti-like work grew out of the New York City street culture of the 1980s. Haring’s work grew to popularity from his spontaneous drawings in New York City subways – chalk outlines on blank black advertising-space backgrounds – depicting radiant babies, flying saucers, and deified dogs.[1] After public … Read more
Bruce Mau (born October 25, 1959) is a Canadian designer and educator. He started as a graphic designer but later focused on architecture, art, museums, film, eco-environmental design, and conceptual philosophy.[1] Mau serves as Visiting Professor at Pratt Institute in the Graduate Architecture & Urban Design department.[2] From 1985–2010, Mau was the creative director of … Read more
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
Cai Guo-Qiang[a] (Chinese: 蔡国强; born 8 December 1957) is a Chinese artist who currently lives and works in New York City and New Jersey. BiographyCai Guo-Qiang was born in 1957 in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China. His father, Cai Ruiqin, was a calligrapher and traditional painter who worked in a bookstore. As a result, Cai Guo-Qiang … Read more
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
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
Simon Ungers (May 8, 1957 – March 6, 2006) was a German architect and artist. Simon Ungers was born in 1957 in Cologne, the son of the architect Oswald Mathias Ungers and Liselotte Gable. In 1969, his family moved to the United States. From 1975 to 1980, he studied architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, … Read more
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
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
