Category: Architect

Geoffrey Bawa Born: 1919 | Colombo, British Ceylon Died: 2003 | Colombo, Sri Lanka Practice: Edwards, Reid & Begg; Geoffrey Bawa Associates Awards: Aga Khan Chairman’s Award (2001) Projects: Heritance Kandalama, Sri Lankan Parliament Building, University of Ruhuna Bungalow of Lunuganga, Bentota, Sri Lanka (1948) Seema Malaka Temple Reconstruction, Beira Lake, Sri Lanka (1976) Ruhuna…

H. H. Richardson Born: 1838 | Vacherie, Lousiana Died: 1886 | Brookline, Massachusetts Projects: Albany City Hall, Allegheny County Courthouse, Ames Monument, Buffalo State Asylum, Harvard University Sever Hall, Marshall Field Wholesale Store, New York State Capital, Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, William Dorsheimer House, Trinity Church Buffalo State Hospital (Richardson Olmstead Campus), Buffalo, New York…

Harry Seidler Born: 1923 | Vienna, Austria Died: 2006 | Sydney, Australia Awards: RAIA Gold Medal (1976), RIBA Gold Medal (1996) Projects: Australia Square, Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre, MLC Centre, Riparian Plaza, Rose Seidler House, Wohnpark-Neue-Donau Julian Rose House, Wahroonga, Australia (1953-1954) Harry and Penelope Seidler House, Killara, New South Wales, Australia (1966-1967) Edmund Barton…

Hassan Fathy  Born: 1900 | Alexandria, Egypt Died: 1989 | Cairo, Egypt Awards: Aga Khan Chairman’s Award (1980), Balzan Prize (1980), UIA Gold Award (1984) Projects: Kurna Mosque, Kourna Mosque, New Gouma Houses Gurna Mosque, New Goura, Luxor, Egypt (1945-1946) Garagos Village Pottery and Ceramics Facrory (1950) New Baris Village, Kharga Oasis, Egypt (1964-1967) Dar…

Adrian Smith Born: 1944 | Chicago, Illinois Practice: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (1967-2006); Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (2006- ) Projects: Azerbaijan Tower, Burj Khalifa, Central Park Tower, Jeddah Tower, Jin Mao Tower, Pearl River Tower, Trump International Hotel & Tower Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Aram Emirates (2010)

Gustave Eiffel Born: 1832 | Dijon, Côte-d’Or, France Died: 1923 | Paris, France Awards: Officer of the Légion d’Honneur (1889), Samuel Langley Medal (1913) Projects: Garabit Viaduct, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (1889)

Antoni Gaudí Born: 1852 | Reus, Catalonia, Spain Died: 1926 | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Projects: Casa Matlló, Casa Milà, Church of Colònia Güell, Park Güell, Sagrada Familia Casa Vicens, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (1883-1885) Capricho Gaudí, Comillas, Cantabria, Spain (1883 – 1885) Casa Batllo Renovation, Barcelona, Spain (1904-1906) Casa Mila, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (1906-1912) Parc Güell,…

Arne Emil Jacobsen Born: 1902 | Copenhagen, Denmark Died: 1971 | Copenhagen, Denmark Awards: C. F. Hansen Medal (1955) Projects: Aarhus City Hall, Bellevue Theatre, Denmark’s Nationalbank, SAS Royal Hotel, St. Catherine’s College Århus City Hall, Aarhus, Denmark (1941)

Auguste Perret Born: 1874 | Ixelles, Belgium Died: 1954 | Paris, France Awards: AIA Gold Medal (1952) Projects: Église Notre-Dame du Raincy, St. Josph’s Church Le Havre, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Chapelle St Therese, Montmagny, France (1925-1927)

John Lautner Born: 1911 | Marquette, Michigan Died: 1994 | Los Angeles, California Practice: John Lautner, Architect Awards: Fellowship of the AIA (1970), AIA Los Angeles Gold Medal (1993) Projects: Sheats-Goldstein Residence, Arango House, Hotel Lautner, Elrod House, Hope Residence, Garcia House, Pearlman Cabin, Chemosphere (Malin House) Sheats Goldstein Residence, Los Angeles, California (1963)