Category: Architect

Jørn Utzon Born: 1918 | Copenhagen, Denmark Died: 2008 | Helsingør, Denmark Awards: Prizker Prize (2003) Projects: Bagsærd Church, Kuwait National Assembly Building, Sydney Opera House, Kingo Houses Svaneke Water Tower, Svaneke, Denmark (1952) Kingo Houses (Romerhusene Helsingør), Helsingør, Denmark (1956-1958) Hammershøj Care Centre, Elsinore, Denmark (1962) Elineberg Helsingborg, Elineberg, Helsingborg, Sweden (1965-1966) Sydney Opera House,…

Jean-Philippe Vassal Born: 1954 | Casablanca, French Morocco Practice: Lacaton & Vassal (1987) Partner: Anne Lacaton Awards: Pritzker Prize (2021) Projects: Grand Parc Bordeaux, Palais de Tokyo Renovation ESB Head Office, Dublin, Ireland (2022) Jean-Philippe Vassal is a renowned figure in the world of modern architecture, known for his innovative and sustainable approach to design.…

Jean Nouvel Born: 1945 | Fumel, Lot-et-Garonne, France Practice: Ateliers Jean Nouvel Awards: Aga Khan Award for Architecture (1989), Praemium Imperiale (2001), Wolf Prize in Arts (2005), Pritzker Prize (2008) Projects: Arab World Institute, Culture & Congress Center Lucerne, Guthrie Theater, Torre Agbar, Philharmonie Paris, Lourve Abu Dhabi Arab World Institute, Paris, France (1981-1987) Copenhagen…

Jacques Herzog Born: 1950 | Basel, Switzerland Practice: Herzog & de Meuron Awards: Pritzker Prize, Royal Gold Medal Buildings: Tate Modern, Elbphilharmonie, Beijing National Stadium Jacques Herzog is a renowned figure in the realm of modern architecture, known for his innovative and influential designs that have reshaped the landscape of contemporary architecture. Born on April…

I. M. Pei Born: 1917 | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Died: 2019 | New York City, New York Practice: I. M. Pei & Assoc., I. M. Pei & Partners, Pie Cobb Freed & Partners Awards: AIA Gold Medal (1979), Pritzker Prize (1983), Praemium Imperiale (1989), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1992), RIBA Royal Gold Medal (2009) Projects:…

Gottfried Böhm Born: 1920 | Offenbach am Main, Hesse, Germany Died: 2021 | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Awards: Pritzker Prize (1986) Projects: Bensberg City Hall, Cologne Central Mosque, St. Kolumba Cologne, St. Gertrud Cologne Church of Our Lady (Liebfauenkirche), Püttlingen, Saarland, Germany (1952-1954) St Alberts Church (St. Albertus Magnus), Saarbrücken, Germany (1952-1954) St. Theresa Rectorate…

Gordon Bunshaft Born: 1909 | Buffalo, New York Died: 1990 | New York City, New York Practice: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Awards: AIA Twenty-Five Year Award (1980), AIA Twenty-Five Year Award (1980), American Academy & Institute of Arts & Letters Gold Medal (1984), Pritzker Prize (1988) Projects: Lever House, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library,…

Glenn Murcutt Born: 1936 | London, England Relocated: 1941 | Sydney, Australia Awards: RAIA Gold Medal (1992), Alvar Aalto Medal (1992), Prizker Prize (2002), AIA Gold Medal (2009), Praemium Imperiale (2022) Projects: Marie Short House, Fredericks House, Ball-Eastaway House, Magney House, Marika-Alderton House, Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Center, Australian Islamic Center, Cobar Sound Chapel…

Fumihiko Maki Born: 1928 | Tokyo, Japan Died: 2024 | Tokyo, Japan Practice: Maki and Associates Awards: Pritzker Prize (1993), AIA Gold Medal (2011) Projects: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Mildred Lane Keper Art Museum, 4 World Trade Center, United Nations Headquarters Expansion Keio University Hiyoshi, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (1934) Tokyo Metropolitan…

Frei Otto Born: 1925 | Siegmar, Saxony, Germany Died: 2015 | Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Awards: RIBA Gold Medal (2006), Prizker Prize (2015) Projects: Federal Garden Exposition, Montreal Expo 1967 West German Pavilion, 1972 Munich Olympic Arena Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion), Munich, Germany (1968-1972) Frei Otto, a pioneering figure in modern architecture, was born on May 31,…