ARCHITECTURE, Page 4
Renzo Piano was born in Genoa (14/9/1937- ), into a family of builders. He was educated and subsequently taught at the Politecnico di Milano. In 1998, Piano won the Pritzker Prize, often considered the Nobel Prize of architecture. The jury citation compared Piano to Michelangelo and da Vinci and credited …
The Chinese-American Ieoh Ming Pei better known as I. M. Pei, is one of this century’s most venerated architects. In a career …
The Chinese-American Ieoh Ming Pei better known as I. M. Pei, is one of this century’s most venerated architects. In a career …
S.M.A.K., the Stedelijk Museum of Contemporary Art, shows art from its own collection in dialogue with works of contemporary artists from all …
The architect of Sydney Opera House, Jørn Oberg Utzon (9/4/1918-29/11/2008), was a relatively unknown 38 year old Dane until 29/1/57 when his entry, …
Carme Pigem in full Carme Pigem Barceló (8/4/1962- ) is a Spanish architect and a founding member (1988) of the firm RCR …
Richard Neutra (8/4/1892-16/4/1970) was famous for the attention he gave to defining the real needs of his clients, regardless of the size …
I.M. Pei (2/4/1917-16/5/2019), is a Chinese-born American architect often called the master of modern architecture. In 1948, Pei was recruited by New …
Known for establishing a “kinship between public and private realms” and creating “architecture as background and foreground to everyday life” the Japanese …
Sharjah Architecture Triennial (SAT) is a platform for architecture and urbanism in a region that extends from West Asia to South Asia …
Sharjah Architecture Triennial (SAT) is a platform for architecture and urbanism in a region that extends from West Asia to South Asia …
Arata Isozaki, (23/7/1931-29/12/2022) is Japanese architect who, during a six-decade career, designed more than 100 buildings, each defying a particular category or …
David Alan Chipperfield is the winner of the Pritzker Prize 2023, he is a prolific architect who is radical in his restraint, …
Born in Mumbai, India, in 1965, Bijoy Jain studied architecture in the United States, at Washington University in St. Louis. Between 1989 …
As we inhale 15,000 litres of air every day, we are continually exposed to air pollution, especially in large cities. These gases …
Born in Yokohama in the Kanagawa prefecture, Kengo Kuma (8/8/1954- ) is one of the most significant contemporary Japanese architects and professors …
The Australian Architect Glenn Marcus Murcutt (25/7/1936- ) is noted for his design of environmentally sensitive modernist houses that respond to their …
A major figure of world architecture who is often seen as a leader of the “high tech” trend, British architect Norman Foster …
Norman Foster came to prominence at a dour time for British architecture. Turning his back on the concrete “utopias” of the post …
Norman Foster came to prominence at a dour time for British architecture. Turning his back on the concrete “utopias” of the post …
The Museum of Modern Art announces “Architecture Now” is a new exhibition series at MoMA that will serve as a platform to …
Yasmeen Lari is the first female architect in Pakistan and winner of the Jane Drew Prize 2020. She trained as an architect …
Yasmeen Lari is the first female architect in Pakistan and winner of the Jane Drew Prize 2020. She trained as an architect …
Francis Diébédo Kéré (10/4/1965- ) is the new winner of the Pritzker Prize. He is the first African to receive the supreme …
