Architects, theorists, and thinkers who shaped the discipline.
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Indonesian architect (1926–2016) and the most prolific mosque designer in Indonesian history, responsible for designing …
Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976), one of the great humanists of modern architecture. Aalto rejected the rigid …
Indonesian architect (born 1962 in Bandung) known for a minimalist vocabulary that employs exposed concrete, brick, and …
Italian architect (1508–1580) whose work and writings have had more influence on Western architecture than almost any ot…
Indonesian architect (born 1970) and principal of Budi Pradono Architects, known for an experimental practice that engag…
British architect (born 1953) known for refined modernism, cultural institutions, and careful material and spatial compo…
Indonesian architect (born 1958 in Yogyakarta) known for his meditative, craft-based practice centred on bamboo, reclaim…
American architect (1867–1959) considered one of the greatest of the 20th century. Wright developed the Prairie Style of…
Indonesian architect (1912–1984) and the dominant figure in national state architecture during the Sukarno era. A Batak …
Indonesian architect (1930–2022) and a pioneering figure of contextual modernism in the post-independence period. Han Aw…
Chinese-American architect (1917-2019) known for modernist buildings and geometric forms. Pei designed the Bank of China…
American-Canadian activist and writer (1916–2006) whose book 'The Death and Life of Great American Cities' (1961) transf…
Japanese architect (1926-2005) pioneer of postwar Japanese modernism and metabolist movement. Tange created iconic build…
Swiss-French architect and urban theorist (1887–1965), born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, and one of the founding figures o…
American architect (1901-1974) famous for monumental forms, exposed materials, and layered spatial compositions. Kahn's …
Brazilian architect (1902-1998) and urban planner who designed Brasília. Costa combined modernist principles with Brazil…
German-American architect (1886–1969) known for his maxim 'less is more' and his precise, minimal use of steel and glass…
American architect (born 1957) known for minimalist memorial and environmental design. Lin's work emphasizes site-specif…
American architect (1928-2012), first African-American woman to receive architectural licensure and to become AIA fellow…
Brazilian architect (1907-2012) known for sculptural modernism and expressive concrete forms. Niemeyer's work combines m…
Dutch architect and theorist (born 1944), founder of OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) and winner of the 2000 P…
Italian architect (born 1937), co-designer of the Centre Pompidou and winner of the 1998 Pritzker Prize. Piano is known …
American architect (born 1934) known for white minimalist buildings expressing abstraction and geometry. Meier created i…
Indonesian architect and politician (born 1971 in Bandung), founder of Urbane Indonesia. Ridwan Kamil is one of Indonesi…
Romo Mangun (Mangunwijaya) was an influential Indonesian architect, writer, and social activist known for his commitment…
Indonesian architect (1928–1981) and one of the key figures of Indonesian modernist state architecture alongside Friedri…
Japanese self-taught architect (born 1941), winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize. Ando is known for his meditative use of s…
British designer and architect (born 1970) known for sculptural, innovative public structures and craft-based design. He…
Indonesian architect (born 1962) and prominent advocate for vernacular architecture preservation and revival. Yori Antar…
Indonesian architect (born 1974) and advocate for affordable, community-driven housing design. Yu Sing is known for his …
Iraqi-British architect (1950–2016), the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize (2004). Hadid developed a di…