ARCHITECTURE:Eamonn Kevin Roche
Since the ‘60s, Eamonn Kevin Roche (14/6/1922-1/3/2019) has been central to the creation of a post-industrial architecture in the late 20th Century. …
ARCHITECTURE: Christos Papoulias (19/9/1953-8/6/2024)
My relationship with Christos Papoulias begins in 1993, initially with a refusal, on the occasion of the supplement “Seven Days” of Kathimerini …
ARCHITECTURE: Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright is widely considered the greatest architect of the 20th century, and the greatest American architect of all time. He …
ARCHITECTURE: Yona Friedman
Yona Friedman (5/6/1923-20/2/2020) is a historical figure of prospective architecture with more than 92 years of experience that has led him to …
ARCHITECTURE: Norman Foster
Norman Foster was born 1/6/1935 in Manchester. He became the 21st Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate in 1999. He has been awarded the …
ARCHITECTURE: Toyo Ito
Toyo Ito (1/6/1941- ) is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical …
ARCHITECTURE: Frei Paul Otto
The German architect Frei Paul Otto (31/5/1925-9/3/2015) was best known for the huge roof canopies designed for the 1972 Olympics in Munich. …
ARCHITECTURE: Daniel Libeskind
An international figure in architecture and urban design, Daniel Libeskind (12/5/1946- ) is known for introducing complex ideas and emotions into his …
ARCHITECTURE: Gordon Bunshaft
Architect Gordon Bunshaft (9/5/1909-6/8/1990) was responsible for some of the earliest and most famous “corporate modernist” buildings. He was hired as a …
ARCHITECTURE: Christian de Portzamparc
Highly respected by architectural cognoscente throughout the world, the French architect and urban planner Christian de Portzamparc (9/5/1944- ), whose distinctly modern …
ARCHITECTURE: Aldo Rossi
Aldo Rossi (3/5/1931-4/9/1997)has achieved distinction as a theorist, author, artist, teacher and architect, in his native Italy as well as internationally. He …
ARCHITECTURE: Peter Zumthor
Peter Zumthor (26/4/1943- ) is an architect admired by his colleagues around the world for work that is focused, uncompromising and exceptionally …
ARCHITECTURE: James Stirling
James Stirling (22/4/1926-25/6/1992), is considered as a leader of the great transition from the Modern Movement to the architecture of the New, …
ARCHITECTURE: Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron represents something uniquely, distinctly Swiss. The works of the Basel-based practice express conceptual precision, formal clarity and immaculate …
ARCHITECTURE: Hans Hollein-Works from the 1960’s
Described by Richard Meier as an architect whose “groundbreaking ideas” have “had a major impact on the thinking of designers and architects,” …
ARCHITECTURE:Hans Hollein
Described by Richard Meier as an architect whose “groundbreaking ideas” have “had a major impact on the thinking of designers and architects,” …
ARCHITECTURE:Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (27/3/1886-17/8/1969) is one of the most influential architects of the 20th Century, known for his role in …
ARCHITECTURE: Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín
The Mexican architect and engineer Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín (9/3/1902-22/11/1988), is regarded as one of the most important architects of the 20th …
ARCHITECTURE: Kengo Kuma-Onomatopoeia
Kengo Kuma is one of the most significant contemporary Japanese architects and professors at the Graduate School of Architecture at the University …
ARCHITECTURE: Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry (28/2/1929- ) is a Canadian architect, currently a United States resident based in Los Angeles. A number of his buildings, …
ARCHITECTURE: Louis Kahn
Regarded as one of the great master builders of the 20th Century, Louis Kahn (20/2/1901-17/3/1974) was one of America’s most influential modernist …
ARCHITECTURE: Alvar Aalto
The Finnish Architect, City Planner and Furniture Designer Alvar Aalto, in full Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3/2/1898-11/5/1976), was one of Finland’s greatest …
