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Louis Sullivan

Louis Sullivan

Louis Henry Sullivan was an American architect and has been called the “Father of skyscrapers” and “Father of modernism.”  He was an influential architect of the Chicago School, a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School.  Along with..
Walter Gropius

Walter Gropius

German-born architect Walter Gropius (born May 18, 1883, in Berlin) helped to launch modern architecture in the 20th century when he was asked by the German government to run a new school called the Bauhaus, in Weimar in 1919. As an art educator, Gropius soon defined the Bauhaus school of design with his 1923 Idee..
Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier

“I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster and leaves less room for lies.” This world-famous quote belongs to an architect named Le Corbusier. Also known as the “Father of International Style.” He was born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris. He emblazoned the spirit of modernism in architecture and ended up with the Bauhaus Movement, or in other..
Paul Rudolph

Paul Rudolph

Paul Marvin Rudolph, (born October 23, 1918, in Elkton, Kentucky, died August 8, 1997, in New York, New York). was an American architect and the chair of Yale University’s Department of Architecture for six years.  He was known for his use of reinforced concrete and highly complex floor plans. His most famous work is the..
Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio, an Italian architect, originally, Andrea di Pietro della Gondola was born on November 30, 1508, in Padua, the Republic of Venice, Italy. He died in August 1580 in Vicenza, Italy. While Andrea was a young mason, he was enrolled in the guild of the bricklayers and stonemasons. He was a stonemason in workshops..
Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind, born May 12, 1946, is a Polish American architect, professor, and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife, Nina, and its principal design architect. He is best known for introducing complex ideas and emotions into his designs. His work is often described as Deconstructivist, a style of postmodern..