Category: Architect

Liu Jiakun Born: 1956 | Chengdu, Sichuan, China Practice: Jiakun Architects Awards: Pritzker Prize (2025) Projects: Suzhou Museum of Imperial Kiln Brick, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Sculpture Department, Luyeyuan Stone Sculpture Art Museum Teahouse on the Ground, Jinhua, China (2006)

Julia Morgan Born: 1872 | San Francisco, California Died: 1957 | San Francisco, California Awards: AIA Gold Medal (2014) Projects: Hearst Castle, Los Angeles Examiner Building, Riverside Art Museum, YWCA in Chinatown Harold Examiner Building, Los Angeles, California (1913)

Josep Lluís Sert Born: 1902 | Barcelona, Spain Died: 1983 | Barcelona, Spain Practice: Sert, Jackson and Associates (1983) Awards: AIA Gold Medal (1981) Projects: Boston University Library, Boston University Law Tower, Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions, Maeght Foundation, Fundació Miró, Harvard Holyoke Center Carrer Rosselló, Barcelona, Spain (1929) Architects Corner, Cambridge,…

Jeanne Gang Born: 1964 | Belvidere, Illinois Practice: Studio Gang (1997 – ) Projects: Aqua, St. Regis Chicago, American Museum of Natural History Gilder Center, One Hundred Above the Park, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Awards: National Design Award (2013), Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award (2017) Aqua Tower, Chicago, Illinois (2010)

Jean-Louis Pascal Born: 1837 | Paris, France Died: 1920 | Paris, France Awards: AIA Gold Medal (1914), RIBA Royal Gold Medal (1914) Projects: National Library of France Oval Room, Medical & Pharmacy School Bordeaux, William-Adolphe Bouguereau Residence & Studio, Jules Michelet Tomb National Library of France Oval Room, Paris, France (1932)

James Stewart Polshek Born: 1930 | Akron, Ohio Died: 2022 | New York City, New York Practice: Polshek Partnership, Ennead Architects Awards: AIA Medal of Honor (1986), AIA Firm Award (1992) Projects: Clinton Presidential Library, Rose Center for Earth & Space, Newseum Jewish History Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2010)

George B. Post Born: 1837 | New York, New York Died: 1913 | Bernardsville, New Jersey Practice: George B. Post, George B. Post & Sons Projects: Kenilwood, New York Stock Exchange Building, New York Times Building, Bronx Borough Hall, Wisconsin State Capitol, Chicago Expo Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building Wisconsin State Capital, Madison, Wisconsin (1906-1917)

Frank Lloyd Wright Born: 1867 | Richland Center, Wisconsin Died: 1959 | Phoenix, Arizona Awards: RIBA Gold Medal (1941), AIA Gold Medal (1949), Twenty-Five Year Award (1973, 1974, 1983, 1986) Projects: Fallingwater, Guggenheim Museum, Johnson Wax Headquarters, Robie House, Imperial Hotel Tokyo Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois (1889) Charnley Norwood House, Ocean Springs,…

Eliel Saarinen Born: 1873 | Rantasalmi, Finland Died: 1950 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Practice: Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen; Awards: AIA Gold Medal (1947) Projects: Helsinki Central Railway Station, National Museum of Finland, Vyborg Railway Station, Hvitträsk, Kleinhans Music Hall, Paris 1900 World Fair Finnish pavilion, Cranbrook Academy of Art Helsinki Central Station, Helsinki, Finland (1910-1914)

Egerton Swartwout Born: 1870 | Fort Wayne, Indiana Died: 1943 | New York City, New York Practice: Tracy & Swartwout; McKim, Mead & White Projects: Missouri State Capital, St. John’s Cathedral, U.S. Post Office and Federal Building National Baptist Memorial Church, Washington, D.C. (1926) Byron White U.S. Courthouse, Denver, Colorado (1910-1916) Milford Town Hall, Milford,…