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March 20, 2023 Architecture, Blog, News

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..

March 13, 2023 Architecture, Blog, education

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..

March 6, 2023 Architecture, Blog, education

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..

February 27, 2023 Architecture, Blog, education

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..

February 20, 2023 Architecture, Blog, education

Christopher Wren

Christopher Wren was born on October 20, 1632, in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England, and died on February 25, 1723, in London. His title was “Sir Christopher Wren.” He was a designer, astronomer, geometrician, and the greatest English architect of his time. Wren designed no less than 53 London churches, including St Paul’s Cathedral, as well..

February 13, 2023 Architecture, Blog, education

Michael Graves

Michael Graves was born on July 9, 1934, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and died on March 12, 2015, in Princeton, New Jersey. He was an American architect, designer, and one of the principal figures in the postmodernist movement. Graves earned a bachelor’s degree in 1958 from the College of Design at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio,..