Category: Architect

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 the Pilgramige, Neviges, Velbert, Germany (1968)  Gottfried Böhm (1920-2021) was a prolific German architect, renowned for his significant contributions…

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,…

Frank O. Gehry Born: 1929 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Practice: Gehry Partners, LLP Awards: Prizker Prize (1989), Praemium Imperiale (1992), Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture (1994), AIA Gold Medal (1999), AIA Twenty-Five Year Award (2023, 2012) Projects: Gehry Residence, Vitra Design Museum, Chiat/Day Building, Frederick Weisman Museum of Art, Dancing House, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Walt…

Eduardo Souto de Moura Born: 1952 | Porto, Portugal Awards: Pessoa Prize (1998), Prtizker Prize (2011), Wolf Prize in Arts (2013), Premium Imperiale (2025) Projects: Estádio Municipal de Braga, Santa Maria do Bouro Restoration, Casa das Artes, Expo 2000 Portuguese Pavilion, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (2004), Paula Rego Museum, Burgo Tower Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga,…