Zhan Wang

Zhan Wang (Chinese: 展望; pinyin: Zhǎn Wàng; born 1962 in Beijing) is a Chinese sculptor. “Zhan Wang’s career as an iconoclast began with In a Twinkling (1993), an installation of superrealist figurative sculptures. The figures’ style was not new, but the method of installation was: after creating a group of figures in poses of arrested … Read more

Greg Lynn

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

Ryue Nishizawa

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

Wang Shu

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

Maurizio Cattelan

Maurizio Cattelan (born 21 September 1960) is an Italian artist. He is known for his satirical sculptures, particularly La Nona Ora (1999) (The Ninth Hour, depicting Pope John Paul II struck down by a meteorite), Him (2001), and Love Lasts Forever (1997).[1] Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Artistic style 2.1 Selected works 2.2 … Read more

Wim Eckert

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

Atilla Kuzu

Atilla Kuzu was born in 1963. In 1987 he graduated from Marmara University, faculty of Fine Arts of department of Industrial Design, interior design branch of main art. In 1994 he founded Zoom / Tpu (Design Project and Implementation) with Levent Çırpıcı. Same year, he was the finaslist with his design “Taklamakan” in wooden furniture … Read more

Mario Cucinella

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

Janet Echelman

Janet Echelman (born 1966) is an American sculptor and fiber artist. Her sculptures have been displayed as public art, often as site-specific installations.[1][2][3] Works include: 1.26, which has been exhibited on five continents; Her Secret Is Patience in downtown Phoenix; Water Sky Garden which premiered for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics; She Changes on the … Read more

Hernan Diaz Alonso

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

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

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

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

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

Bunyamin Derman

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

Sarah Whiting

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