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20 Greatest Architects / Best Architects In The World

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11. Oscar Niemeyer | Greatest Architects / Best Architects In The World

Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho —known as Oscar Niemeyer —was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture.
Born: 15 December 1907, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 5 December 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Project: Museum of Modern Art in Caracas
Books: The curves of time, MORE
Awards: Pritzker Architecture Prize, Royal Gold Medal, MORE

12. Antoni Gaudí | Cool Architects

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was an architect from Reus, Catalonia. He is the best-known practitioner of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí’s works have a highly individualized and distinctive style.
Born: 25 June 1852, Reus, Spain
Died: 10 June 1926, Old Hospital de la Santa Creu, Barcelona, Spain
Buried: Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain
Books: Gaudi: The Complete Buildings, Gaudí, art and design, MORE

13. I. M. Pei | Greatest Architects / Best Architects In The World

Ieoh Ming Pei, FAIA, RIBA, commonly known as I. M. Pei, is a Chinese American architect. In 1948, Pei was recruited by New York City real estate magnate William Zeckendorf.
Born: 26 April 1917 (age 100), Guangzhou, China
Spouse: Eileen Loo (m. 1942)
Education: Harvard Graduate School of Design (1942–1946), MORE
Awards: Pritzker Architecture Prize, AIA Gold Medal, MORE

14. Eero Saarinen | Architects Modern

Eero Saarinen was a 20th-century Finnish American architect and industrial designer noted for his neo-futuristic style.
Born: 20 August 1910, Kirkkonummi, Finland
Died: 1 September 1961, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Books: Eero Saarinen on His Work, MORE
Awards: Twenty-five Year Award

15. Rem Koolhaas | Best Architecture in The World

Remment Lucas “Rem” Koolhaas is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist, and Professor in the Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.
Born: 17 November 1944 (age 73), Rotterdam, Netherlands
Spouse: Madelon Vriesendorp
Books: S,M,L,XL, Delirious New York, Junkspace / Running Room, MORE
Movies: Rem, Body and Soul
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