Masters Of Architecture

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History and Theories of Architecture V (Assignment 1) Seven Masters and Seven Pied Pipers Seven Masters 1. Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926) 2. Louis Khan (1901-1974) 3. Le Corbusier (1887 1959) 4. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) 5. Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) 6. Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) 7. Renzo Piano (1937 1. Antonio Gaudi Was a Spanish Catalan architect who belonged to the Modernist style (Art Nouveau) movement and was famous for his unique and highly individualistic designs. 2. Louis Khan was a renowned architect he served as a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from 1947 to 1957. From 1957 until his death he was a professor of architecture at the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. Influenced by ancient ruins, Kahn's style tends to the monumental and monolithic, his heavy buildings don't hide their weight, their materials, or the way they are assembled. 3. Le Corbusier was a Swiss-French architect, designer, urban planner, writer painter and furniture designer, He was a pioneer in studies of modern high design and was dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities. His career spanned five decades, with his buildings constructed throughout central Europe, India, Russia, and one each in North and South America. 4. Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator. He was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and developed the concept of the Usonian. His work includes original and innovative examples of many different building types, including offices, churches, schools, sky scrapers, hotels, and museums. Wright also often designed many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass. Wright authored 20

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