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Sir David Alan Chipperfield wins Pritzker Architecture Prize 2023

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Civic architect, urban planner and activist, Sir David Alan Chipperfield CH has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor. Subtle yet powerful, subdued yet elegant, he is a prolific architect who is radical in his restraint, demonstrating his reverence for history … Read more

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

bureau de change

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Bureau de Change is an award winning architecture practice founded by architects Katerina Dionysopoulou and Billy Mavropoulos. Its work is a direct product of the founders’ upbringing, passions and experiences – combining the pragmatism and formality of their architectural training with a desire to bring a sense of theatre, playfulness and innovation to the design of spaces, … 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

Alvin Huang

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founder of SDA http://synthesis-dna.com/ Design: Guggenheim Helsinki Volvo V60 Pavilion The Grove, Central World Expansion Daegu Gosan Public Library Central Plaza Lampang Teaching: USC, Los Angeles, Assistant Profesor Education: Architectural Association School of Architecture, Design Research Lab Past: Future Systems, London / United Kingdom Zaha Hadid Architects, London / United Kingdom

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shumon Basar

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Shumon Basar (born 15 October 1974) is a British writer, editor and curator. Contents 1 Life and education 2 Books 3 Magazines 4 Global Art Forum 5 Format 6 Curating 7 External links 8 Notes Life and education[edit] Basar was born in Pabna, Bangladesh, in 1974. His mother Dilruba Basar emigrated with him to the United Kingdom, to … 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

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

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

Mark Cousins

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Mark Cousins (8 October 1947 – 26 September 2020) was a British cultural critic and architectural theorist. He studied Art History at Merton College, Oxford and was a research student at the Warburg Institute. From 1993 he was the Director of General Studies and Head of the Graduate Programme in Histories and Theories at the … Read more