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Kamran Diba
Kamran Diba | کامران دیبا (Cousin of Farah Diba Pahlavi, the former Empress of Iran) is a visionary Iranian architect, urban planner, museum director, and visual artist. He is celebrated for seamlessly blending modern architectural
Richard Meier
Richard Meier (Parents: Jerome Meier, a wine and liquor salesman, and Carolyn Kaltenbacher; Second cousin of fellow architect Peter Eisenman) is an American architect and abstract artist whose clean, geometric, and overwhelmingly white structures made
James Stirling
Sir James Frazer Stirling (Father: Joseph Stirling, a marine engineer; Mother: Mary) was one of the most influential and controversial architects of the 20th century. Often described as the “premier architect of his generation,” he
Richard Rogers
Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (Parents: William Nino Rogers and Dada Rogers; Spouses: Su Brumwell, Ruth Elias; Children: Ben, Zad, Ab, Roo, and Bo) was a visionary British-Italian architect whose “High-Tech” designs transformed
Norman Foster
Norman Robert Foster (Title: Baron Foster of Thames Bank; Spouse: Elena Ochoa; He has been married three times) Norman Foster is one of the most prolific and influential architects of the late 20th and early
Santiago Calatrava
Santiago Calatrava Valls (Spouse: Robertina Marangoni; he has four children) Santiago Calatrava is a world-renowned Spanish architect, structural engineer, and sculptor, famous for his futuristic designs that mimic living organisms and the skeletal structures of
Zaha Hadid
زها حديد (Arabic) |Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid (Father: Muhammad al-Hajj Husayn Hadid, an industrialist and politician; Mother: Wajiha al-Sabunji, an artist) (1950–2016), known as the “Queen of the Curve,” was a visionary architect and artist
Walter Gropius
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius |Walter Gropius (Father: Walter Adolph Gropius; Mother: Manon Auguste Pauline Scharnweber; Spouses: Alma Mahler, Ise Frank; Daughter: Manon Gropius) (1883–1969) was a German-American architect and educator who stands as one of
Gerrit Rietveld
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (Father: Johannes Cornelis Rietveld, a cabinetmaker) (1888–1964) was a pioneering Dutch architect and furniture designer. He is internationally celebrated as one of the principal members of De Stijl (The Style), a highly
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (Father: Johan Henrik Aalto, a surveyor; Mother: Selly Matilda Hackstedt; Spouses and design partners: Aino Marsio-Aalto, Elissa Mäkiniemi) Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (1898–1976) was a preeminent Finnish architect, designer, and urban
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (Parents: Oscar Niemeyer Soares and Delfina Ribeiro de Almeida; Spouses: Annita Baldo, Vera Lúcia Cabreira; Daughter: Anna Maria Niemeyer) Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012) was a visionary Brazilian architect who
Jørn Utzon
Jørn Oberg Utzon (Father: Aage Utzon, a naval architect; Mother: Estrid Haliaa; Spouse: Lis Fenger; Children: Jan, Kim, and Lin Utzon, who also pursued architecture and art) Jørn Oberg Utzon (1918–2008) was a visionary Danish
Marcel Breuer
Marcel Lajos Breuer (Parents: Jakab Breuer and Hani Kan; Spouse: Constance Crocker Leighton, Marta Erps) Marcel Breuer (1902–1981) was a champion of Modernism and one of the most influential furniture designers and architects of the
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, USA. He was the eldest of three children and grew up in a family that valued education and the arts. His mother,
Kamran Diba
Kamran Diba | کامران دیبا (Cousin of Farah Diba Pahlavi, the former Empress of Iran) is a visionary Iranian architect, urban planner, museum director, and visual artist. He is celebrated for seamlessly blending modern architectural
Richard Meier
Richard Meier (Parents: Jerome Meier, a wine and liquor salesman, and Carolyn Kaltenbacher; Second cousin of fellow architect Peter Eisenman) is an American architect and abstract artist whose clean, geometric, and overwhelmingly white structures made
James Stirling
Sir James Frazer Stirling (Father: Joseph Stirling, a marine engineer; Mother: Mary) was one of the most influential and controversial architects of the 20th century. Often described as the “premier architect of his generation,” he
Richard Rogers
Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (Parents: William Nino Rogers and Dada Rogers; Spouses: Su Brumwell, Ruth Elias; Children: Ben, Zad, Ab, Roo, and Bo) was a visionary British-Italian architect whose “High-Tech” designs transformed
Norman Foster
Norman Robert Foster (Title: Baron Foster of Thames Bank; Spouse: Elena Ochoa; He has been married three times) Norman Foster is one of the most prolific and influential architects of the late 20th and early
Santiago Calatrava
Santiago Calatrava Valls (Spouse: Robertina Marangoni; he has four children) Santiago Calatrava is a world-renowned Spanish architect, structural engineer, and sculptor, famous for his futuristic designs that mimic living organisms and the skeletal structures of
Zaha Hadid
زها حديد (Arabic) |Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid (Father: Muhammad al-Hajj Husayn Hadid, an industrialist and politician; Mother: Wajiha al-Sabunji, an artist) (1950–2016), known as the “Queen of the Curve,” was a visionary architect and artist
Walter Gropius
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius |Walter Gropius (Father: Walter Adolph Gropius; Mother: Manon Auguste Pauline Scharnweber; Spouses: Alma Mahler, Ise Frank; Daughter: Manon Gropius) (1883–1969) was a German-American architect and educator who stands as one of
Gerrit Rietveld
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (Father: Johannes Cornelis Rietveld, a cabinetmaker) (1888–1964) was a pioneering Dutch architect and furniture designer. He is internationally celebrated as one of the principal members of De Stijl (The Style), a highly
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (Father: Johan Henrik Aalto, a surveyor; Mother: Selly Matilda Hackstedt; Spouses and design partners: Aino Marsio-Aalto, Elissa Mäkiniemi) Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (1898–1976) was a preeminent Finnish architect, designer, and urban
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (Parents: Oscar Niemeyer Soares and Delfina Ribeiro de Almeida; Spouses: Annita Baldo, Vera Lúcia Cabreira; Daughter: Anna Maria Niemeyer) Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012) was a visionary Brazilian architect who
Jørn Utzon
Jørn Oberg Utzon (Father: Aage Utzon, a naval architect; Mother: Estrid Haliaa; Spouse: Lis Fenger; Children: Jan, Kim, and Lin Utzon, who also pursued architecture and art) Jørn Oberg Utzon (1918–2008) was a visionary Danish
Marcel Breuer
Marcel Lajos Breuer (Parents: Jakab Breuer and Hani Kan; Spouse: Constance Crocker Leighton, Marta Erps) Marcel Breuer (1902–1981) was a champion of Modernism and one of the most influential furniture designers and architects of the
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, USA. He was the eldest of three children and grew up in a family that valued education and the arts. His mother,
