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Featured Article: Lutyens, Sir Edwin Landseer
Lutyens, LUHCH uhnz or LUHT yuhnz, Sir Edwin Landseer (1869-1944), was one of the most important English architects of the early 1900's. See more »
Aalto, Alvar
Aalto, Alvar AHL taw, AHL vahr (1898-1976), was a Finnish architect, town planner, and furniture designer.
See more »Alberti, Leon Battista
Alberti, Leon Battista ahl BEHR tee, lay OHN baht TEES tah (1404-1472), was an Italian Renaissance architect, painter, and scholar.
See more »Ando, Tadao
Ando, Tadao (1941-...), is a Japanese architect noted for his unique use of space within a building.
See more »Baker, Sir Herbert
Baker, Sir Herbert (1862-1946), was one of the most influential British architects of the 1900's.
See more »Barry, Sir Charles
Barry, Sir Charles (1795-1860), a British architect, designed some of the most important buildings of his day.
See more »Behrens, Peter
Behrens, BAIR uhnz or BAY ruhns, Peter (1868-1940), was a German architect famous for his pioneering work in industrial architecture and design.
See more »Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
Bernini, buhr NEE nee, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680), an Italian sculptor, was probably the most famous artist of the 1600's.
See more »Blacket, Edmund
Blacket, Edmund (1817-1883), was an Australian architect who designed more than 50 fine buildings in the early years of Sydney's development.
See more »Borromini, Francesco
Borromini, Francesco, bawr uh MEE nee, fran CHEHS koh (1599-1667), was a major Italian architect during the baroque period of the 1600's.
See more »Bramante, Donato
Bramante, brah MAHN tay, Donato (1444-1514), was an architect and painter of the Italian Renaissance.
See more »Breuer, Marcel Lajos
Breuer, BROY uhr, Marcel Lajos (1902-1981), was a Hungarian-born architect, furniture designer, and teacher.
See more »Brunelleschi, Filippo
Brunelleschi, Filippo, broon uh LEHS kee, fih LIHP oh (1377?-1446), was the first important architect of the Italian Renaissance.
See more »Bulfinch, Charles
Bulfinch, Charles (1763-1844), is generally considered New England's greatest architect.
See more »Burnham, Daniel Hudson
Burnham, BUR nuhm, Daniel Hudson (1846-1912), was one of the chief members of the Chicago School of architecture.
See more »Casson, Sir Hugh
Casson, Sir Hugh (1910-1999), was one of the United Kingdom's leading architects and designers.
See more »Erickson, Arthur Charles
Erickson, Arthur Charles (1924-...), a Canadian architect, became noted for buildings that dramatically harmonize with the landscape.
See more »Fuller, Buckminster
Fuller, Buckminster (1895-1983), was an American engineer and inventor who sought to express the technology and needs of modern life in buildings and enclosures of space.
See more »Gandon, James
Gandon, James (1741-1823), was a British architect who designed several important buildings in England and Ireland.
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