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June 5, 2023 Blog, education

Gordon Bunshaft

Gordon Bunshaft was an American architect and a leading proponent of modern design in the mid-twentieth century. He was born in 1909 in Buffalo, New York. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning his bachelor’s degree in 1933 and his master’s in 1935. Bunshaft joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1937 and..

May 31, 2023 Blog, education

Revival of Small cities and their Style of Architecture

The revival of small cities has been a trend in recent years. Many small cities have been revitalized by the restoration of their historic architecture and the development of new buildings that complement their existing architecture. Some of the popular architectural styles that have been used in these revitalization projects include: Greek Revival: This style..

May 22, 2023 Blog, education

Benjamin Latrobe

Benjamin Henry Latrobe was born on May 1, 1764, in Funeck, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He died on September 3, 1820, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He was a British-born architect and civil engineer who established architecture as a profession in the United States. Latrobe was the original proponent of the Greek Revival style..

May 15, 2023 Blog, education

Richard Joseph Neutra

Richard Joseph Neutra was born in Vienna, Austria on April 8, 1892, and died on April 16, 1970, in Wuppertal, West Germany. He was known for his role in introducing the International Style into American architecture and for developing the style of California Modern into residential architecture. He was particularly interested in the works of..

May 8, 2023 Blog, education

John Russell Pope

John Russell Pope was born in New York City on April 24, 1874, and died on August 27, 1937. His father, a portrait painter of renown who had been elected to the National Academy of Design in 1857, dies when Pope was only six years old. The family claimed descent from John Pope, who arrived..

May 1, 2023 Blog, education

Otto Wagner

Otto Wagner was an Austrian architect, teacher, and urban planner who was born on July 13, 1841, near Penzing Vienna and died on April 11, 1918, in Vienna. He was a leading member of the Vienna Session movement of architecture, founded in 1897, and the broader Art Nouveau movement. Many of his works are in..