Category: Architect

Santiago Calatrava Born: 1951 | Valencia Spain Practice: Santiago Calatrava Awards: UIA Auguste Perret Prize (1987), Prince of Asturias Award (1999), AIA Gold Medal (2005), European Prize for Architecture (2015), Projects: City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia Opera House, Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Milwaukee Art Museum, Turning Torso Tower, World Trade Center Transportation Hub Lake…

Samuel Mockbee Born: 1944 | Meridian, Mississippi Died: 2001 | Jackson, Mississippi Practice: Auburn University Rural Studio Awards: AIA Gold Medal (2004) Projects: Perry Lakes Canopy Tower Perry Lakes Canopy Tower, Newbern, Alabama (c. 2003-2004)

Romaldo Giurgola Born: 1920 | Rome, Italy Died: 2016 | Canberra, Australia Practice: Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Awards: AIA Gold Medal (1982), RAIA Gold Medal (1988) Projects: Parliament House Canberra University of North Carolina Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina (1941) Wright Brothers Memorial Visitor Center, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (1960) Franklin Roberts House, Philadelphia,…

Richard Neutra Born: 1892 | Vienna, Austria-Hungary Relocated: 1923 | United States Died: 1970 | Wuppertal, West Germany Awards: Wilhelm Exner Medal (1959), AIA Gold Medal (1977) Projects: Kaufmann Desert House, Jardinette Apartments, Lovell House, VDL Research House Lovell House, Los Angeles, California (1927-1929) VDL Research House II, Los Angeles, California (1963)

Ricardo Legorreta Born: 1931 | Mexico City, Mexico Died: 2011 | Mexico City, Mexico Awards: UIA Gold Medal (1999), AIA Gold Medal (2000), Praemium Imperiale (2011) Projects: Pershing Square Los Angeles, San Antonio Public Library, Torre BBVA Bancomer, Centro Comercial Multiplaza Panamericana, New Cathedral of Managua Camino Real, Mexico City, Mexico (1968) Museum of Contemporary…

Ragnar Östberg Born: 1866 | Stockholm, Sweden Died: 1945 | Stockholm, Sweden Awards: RIBA Royal Gold Medal (1926), AIA Gold Medal (1933) Projects: Stockholm City Hall, Scharinska Villan, Nedre Manilla Villa Dagaborg, Farsta, Stockholm, Sweden (c. 1910-1911) Carl Eldh’s Studio Museum, Stockholm, Sweden (1919) Stockholm City Hall (Stockholms Stadshus), Stockholm, Sweden (1911-1923) National Maritime Museum…

Pietro Belluschi Born: 1899 | Ancona, Marche, Italy Died: 1994 | Portland, Oregon Awards: AIA Gold Medal (1972), National Medal of Arts (1991) Projects: Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, Equitable Building, Juilliard School Alice Tully Hall, Rohm & Haas Headquarters C C Anderson Building (originally Golden Rule Store), Boise, Idaho (1927-1928) Lewis &…

Pier Luigi Nervi Born: 1891 | Sondrio, Italy Died: 1979 | Rome Italy Awards: Wilhelm Exner Medal (1957), AIA Gold Medal (1964) Projects: Hanger in Orvieto, Olympic Stadium in Rome, UNESCO Headquarters Paris Chiesa di San Marcellino, Genoa, Italy (1934-1936) Manifattura Tabacchi, Florence, Italy (1933-1940) Palazzetto Dello Sport, Rome, Italy (1956-1957) Dartmouth College Leverone Field…

Peter Bohlin Born: 1937 | New York City, New York Awards: AIA Gold Medal (2010) Projects: Adobe Systems, Apple Store, The Barn at Fallingwater, Liberty Bell Center, Pixar Animation Studios, Seattle City Hall Pixar Studios Steve Jobs Building, Emeryville, California (2000) Liberty Bell Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2003) Seattle City Hall, Seattle, Washington (2005) Apple Fifth…

Paul Revere Williams Born: 1894 | Los Angeles, California Died: 1980 | Los Angeles, California Awards: AIA Gold Medal (2017, posthumous) Projects: LAX Theme Building, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Los Angeles Hall of Administration LAX Theme Building, Los Angeles, California (1961) La Concha Motel, Las Vegas, Nevada (1961) St Jude Research Hospitial, Memphis, Tennessee (1962) First…