Arts - Architecture - Famous Names Archpedia - Brian Nank's guide to world-famous modern architects. For each he gives a photograph, biography and list of works, with selected images. Vitruvio - Biographies of famous architects, image galleries, bibliographies, some VRML models and documentation. Alexander, Christopher - Dr. Nikos A. Salingaros provides a biography of the Professor of Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley, with a list of his major publications and sources for his buildings. An Introduction for Object-Oriented Designers - A review of Christopher Alexander's major texts, interspersed with remarks about the architect's methodological and pragmatic concerns and software design. By Doug Lea. Pattern Language - Official web site of the architect. Attempts to put his theory into practice via the web, users can design buildings online using Alexander's principles. Extensive excerpts from the architect's texts and reviews. A Generative Sequence for Building a Residential College - Applying Alexander's ideas on architectural patterns and sequences to the creation of strong academic and social communities within large universities. The Nature of Order - Official site of Christopher Alexander's four-volume series, "The Nature of Order". Ando, Tadao (1941- ) - Biography of the modern Japanese architect in Great Buildings Online, with samples of his work and bibliography. Ando, Tadao (1941- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography, portrait photograph, illustrated discussion of his work and 1995 citation by the Pritzker Jury. Tadao Ando (1941- ) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at ArchINFORM database. The Uses of Meaning - Writings on the work of Mauricio Rodriguez Anza, including a conversation between Anza and Chris Larsen, and commentaries by Jose M. Springer. Thresholds - José Manuel Springer describes this exhibition by Mauricio Rodriguez Anza at The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York in October 2001. Mauricio Rodriguez Anza: Rhetoric and Eloquence - Illustrated essays on the work and philosophy of this Mexican architect, including a biography and list of his exhibitions. Summons - An illustrated commentary on this architectural installation by Mauricio Rodriguez Anza in ExTeresa Museum, Mexico City in August, 1998. Mario Botta (1943 -) - A travel itinerary of projects until approximately 1998. Includes addresses, descriptions, links and project photos. [Spanish and English] Charles Correa (1930 - ) - Official web site of the Mumbai based architect. Extensive project descriptions with photographs, biography and bibliography. Calatrava, Santiago (1951- ) - Unofficial site devoted to the works of the award-winning Spanish architect and engineer with a Europe-wide practice. Photographs, biography and bibliography. Calatrava, Santiago (1951- ) - Biography of the Spanish architect and engineer in Great Buildings Online. Calatrava, Santiago (1951- ) - Official web site of the Spanish architect, offices in Paris, Valencis and Zurich. Extensive project portfolio, with some animations. Sangath. - Architectural practice run by Dr. Balkrishna Doshi and others at Ahmedabad. Notes on design philosophy and research activities, detailed project list. Vastu Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design - A non-profit, non-governmental research organisation in India. Profile, activitires, publications and awards. CCA Competition for the Design of Cities - Presents the winning entry by Eisenman to develop a site in Midtown Manhattan. Biographies, models and streaming media.(in English and French) Eisenman, Peter (1932- ) - Biography of the American architectural theorist, samples of his work and bibliography from Great Buildings Online. Stanford Presidential Lectures: Peter Eisenman - Brief introduction, excerpts from texts by Peter Eisenman and commentaries. Project descriptions and gallery. Eisenman's Chip-Board Fantasy - A critical review of the Greater Columbus Convention Center by Peter Eisnman, includes some streaming movies of the building. Review by Elwin Robison, published by Architronic. The Virtual House Competition - Article by Luigi Centola in the online architecture magazine Arch'it (July 28, 2000; in Italian and English) Study the Works of Peter Eisenman? Why? - By Adriana Rossi for the Nexus Network Journal. Fuzzy Control in the work of Peter Eisenman. Examines Carnegie Mellon Research Institute and Aronoff Center. Founding Nietzsche in the Fin d'Ou T Hou S - By William T. Willoughby. Eisenman interviewed by Selim Koder - On the use of computers in architectural design. Fractal Architecture - By Michael Ostwald for the Nexus Network Journal. Examines the intricate, constantly shifting relationship between architecture and fractal geometry. Notes on Digital Eisenman - An office of the electronic era - Luca Galofaro on his experience in the Eisenman office. Fehn, Sverre (1925- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a biography and photograph of the Norwegian architect, photo gallery and chronology of his work, and 1997 citation by the jury. Dietmar Feichtinger - Dietmar Feichtinger, Prize of Architecture 1998, Academy of Fine Arts Berlin. Winner of international competition footbridge Bercy-Tolbiac Paris. Foster and Partners - Official site of the leading London-based architects responsible for the breathtaking Chep Lap Kok Airport, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank and the Bilbao Metro. Includes a biography of Lord Foster of Thames Bank. Foster, Norman (1935- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a biography and photograph of the leading English High-Tech architect, chronology of his projects, photographs of his work and 1999 citation by the jury. Foster, Norman (1935- ) - Biography of the prize-winning 'High-Tech' modern architect in Great Buildings Online, with samples of his work and bibliography. Sir Norman Foster (1935- ) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at ArchINFORM database. Foster and Partners World Trade Center Design Submission - Foster and Partners submission for the Rebuilding of The World Trade Center Site Middle Age - Italian architect Massimilliano Fuksas (1944-). Academic, theorist and curator of the architecture division at Biennale di Venezia. Gehry, Frank O. (1929- ) - The Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography of this Canadian-born naturalized US architect, 1989 citation by the Pritzker Jury and his acceptance speech. Gehry, Frank O. (1929- ) - Bibliography compiled by Eddie Yeghiayan, Librarian, University of California. Guggenheim.org: Frank Gehry - Brief biography as well as information and a photograph for many of the architect's projects, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Frank O. Gehry (1929- ) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at ArchINFORM database. Frank Gehry Architect - unofficial site - Profile of the architect, links, and examples of his work. Frank O. Gehry: The Architect's Studio - Arcspace provides a photograph and details of this exhibition, including the catalog introduction by Nikolai Ouroussoff and highlights from reviews. Plastic.com: Frank Gehry - Profile of the architect, links, and example of his work. Frank Gehry Forum - Message board devoted to the architect of the Guggenheim, Bilbao. Registration voluntary. Michael Graves - Profile and his projects as part of Markuse Corporation. Michael Graves - Illustrated biography at Princeton Patron Magazine. Michael Graves (1934- ) - Works and biography at Great Buildings Online. Michael Graves (1934 - ) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at ArchINFORM database. Hollein, Hans (1934- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography of the sophisticated Austrian architect, 1985 citation by the jury and his acceptance speech. Steven Holl Architects - Web site of the architect of the award winning Chapel of St. Ignatius in Seattle, Washington. The Chapel of St. Ignatius - Seattle University's award winning chapel. Johnson, Philip (1906- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography of the American winner of its first award, portrait photograph, 1979 citation by the Pritzker Jury and his acceptance speech. Portrait of an Artist - Interview with Philip Johnson. Discussion of art, life, and his 90th birthday, by Charlayne Hunter-Gault. July 9, 1996. Koenig, Pierre (1925- ) - Biography and works of the Californian architect noted for his exposed steel and glass houses, with links to articles and other material. Hosted by the University of Southern California. Jetsetmodern: Koenig - A biographical approach to the work of Pierre Koenig. Krier, Leon (1946 - ) - Biography and Bibliography for the younger of the Luxeombourg born architcts. Some planning related e-texts also available. From Bauhaus to Koolhaas - Katrina Heron interviewed Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas for Wired Magazine when he was commissioned to redesign MCA headquarters and its 420-acre Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. Kunsthal, Rotterdam - The official site for the museum designed by the Office of Metropolitan Architecture (Rem Koolhaas/Fumi Hoshino). Koolhaas, Rem (1944- ) - Brief biography of the Dutch architect and his Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Great Buildings Online, with a sample of his work and sources. Rem Koolhaas - Information on Rem Koolhaas and his Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) archived at the ArchINFORM database. Denys Lasdun (1914- ) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at the ArchINFORM database. Sir Denys Lasdun - Biography from Chandigarh Perspectives. Ricardo Legorreta - E-Architect report on the award of the 2000 AIA Gold Medal for the architect's indigenously-inspired architecture. Biography, photographs of Legorreta and his Solana Complex. Moscow-Berlin - An Architronic interview by Christopher Langer and Ulrike Steglich with the Daniel Libeskind. [in German and English] Libeskind: - Official web site of Daniel Libeskind (1946 -), project archive and texts by the architect. Maki, Fumihiko (1928- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography and photograph of the Japanese architect, photo gallery and discussion of his work, 1993 citation by the jury and his acceptance speech. Embt Arquitectes Associats SL - Enric Miralles (1955-2000) and Benedetta Tagliabue, Official web site of the Spanish architectural practice. Meier, Richard (1934- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography of the prolific American public architect, 1984 citation by the jury and his acceptance speech. Richard Meier and Partners - Official web site of the New York based architect. Brief project descriptions with photographs, biography and bibliography. Moneo, Rafael (1937- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a biography and photograph of the Spanish architect, illustrated chronology and discussion of his work, and 1996 citation by the jury. Gordon Bunshaft and Oscar Niemeyer Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates 1988 - The Pritzker Architecture Prize site provides a brief biography of the innovative Brazilian architect, citation by the jury and his acceptance speech. National Gallery of Art, Washington: East Building - The NGA offers this virtual tour of the wing designed by I.M.Pei. It requires Live Picture Viewer 3.2, which can be downloaded from the site. National Gallery of Art: East Building - Architectural tour with an audio commentry by I. M. Pei. Pei, Ieoh Ming (1917- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography of the Chinese-born architect who worked mainly in the US, 1983 citation by the Pritzker Jury and his acceptance speech. Ieoh Ming Pei (1917- ) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at the ArchINFORM database. I.M. Pei - Photos and descriptive information from the Digital Archive of American Architecture. I. M. Pei - Biography and works of the modern architect from Great Buildings Online. Renzo Piano: Workshop Foundation - Renzo Piano's official site, with images and discussion of his works, list of exhibitions on his work, and search facility for his works and bibliography. Piano, Renzo (1937- ) - Illustrated article on the Genoese architect who has built an international reputation with daring designs: 'The Incredible Lightness of Being Renzo Piano', Smithsonian Magazine, June 1999. Piano, Renzo (1937- ) - Biography with sources of the 'High-Tech' Italian architect in Great Buildings Online, with samples of his work. Piano, Renzo (1937- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a biography, chronological list of projects, 1998 citation by the jury and photograph of Piano accepting the prize at the White House with President Clinton. Renzo Piano (1937- ) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at the ArchINFORM database. Portzamparc, Christian de (1944- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a biography and photograph of the French architect, photo gallery and discussion of his work, 1994 citation by the jury and his acceptance speech. Anant Raje (1929- ) - Major Indian modernist, whose career began in the early 1950s. Brief biography of his life and work from Chandigarh Perspectives. Ian Ritchie Architects - Involved in many of Europe's prestigious cultural projects including the Louvre and La Villette Science City in Paris, Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art in Madrid. Roche, Kevin (1922- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography of the Irish-born architect who worked in the US, initially with Saarinen, 1982 citation by the Pritzker Jury and his acceptance speech. Kevin Roche - Archéire supplies a biography and examination of the work of Kevin Roche (1922- ), the Irish-born architect who practices in the USA. Rogers, Richard (1933- ) - Biography of the British architect of the Pompidou Centre provided by Great Buildings Online, with photographs, details and bibliography for some of his works. Rogers, Richard (1933- ) - Professional site for the Rogers Partnership. Lord Rogers is the architect of the dome for Britain's millennium celebrations. The Pompidou Centre, completed with Renzo Piano, is another famous work. Carlo Scarpa - The architect and the man - Images, tales, ideas, photos and other interesting elements from the man and the architect. Siza, Álvaro (1933- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography and photograph of the Portuguese architect, photo gallery of his work, 1992 citation by the jury, his acceptance speech and discussion of his work by Vittorio Gregotti. Álvaro Siza Vieira - Editorial Blau gives a photograph, biography and bibliography of the Portuguese architect (1933- ). Essay by Pedro Vieira de Almeida. Documents and drawings from Siza's Faculty of Architecture in Oporto and Setubal College projects. Soleri, Paolo (1919- ) - Portrait, biography and bibliography of the Italian founder of the Cosanti Foundation, Arizona, for alternative urban planning, who coined the term Arcology for architecture coherent with ecology. Images of his work. From Arcosanti. Tange, Kenzo (1913- ) - The Pritzker Architecture Prize site provides a brief biography of the influential Japanese architect, 1987 citation by the jury and his acceptance speech. Tange, Kenzo (1913- ) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at ArchINFORM database. Taniguchi, Yoshio (1937- ) - Museum of Modern Art, New York, displays Tanaguchi's design for the new museum. Includes a photograph of the architect, brief details of his career and his own explanation of the design. Bernard Tschumi (1944- ) - Official web site of Bernard Tschumi Architects, based in New York and Paris. Academic and throrist, winner of serveral international awards and responsible for projects such as Parc de la Villette. Includes several texts by the architect. Venturi Scott Brown and Associates - Professional site of the firm based in Philadelphia and led by husband and wife Robert Venuri and Denise Scott Brown. Venturi, Robert (1925- ) - Brief biography, descriptions of significant works and bibliography from Great Buildings Online. Venturi, Robert (1925- ) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site has a brief biography and photograph of this leading American Post-Modern architect and theorist, photo gallery of his work, 1991 citation by the jury and his acceptance speech. Reedy Creek Emergency Service Headquarters - This fire station was designed for Disney World, Florida, by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, to look reassuringly like a child's toy building. Robert Venturi (1925- ) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at the ArchINFORM database. netmation.com | netmation.net | netmation.org | netmation.tv Copyright © 1991-2005 Netmation Inc. 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