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WorldFamousArchitectsShareWithUsTheirInspiringQuotes
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Iftheresanythingfamousarchitectstriedtoteachusovertheyearsisto
neverunderestimatethepowerofdesign.IconicnamessuchasFrank
Gehry,ZahaHadidorAntoniGaudibecamefamousfortheirintuitive
thinking,outoftheboxapproachandstunningprojectsbutthelegacies
theyentrustuswithisfargreaterthanthat.Itsperhapstheirwordsof
wisdomthatinspireusthemost.
FrankGehry.
Idontknowwhypeoplehirearchitectsandthentellthem
whattodo.
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WaltDisneyConcertHall
Bornonthe28thofFebruary1929,CanadianarchitectFrankGehryhas
becomeworldfamousforthenumerousbuildingsthathedesignedand
thatbecametouristattractions.Thelistofprojectsalsoincludesthe
architectsprivateresidencealongwithotherssuchastheWaltDisney
ConcertHall,theGuggenheimMuseumortheDancingHouse.
FrankLloydWright.
Adoctorcanburyhismistakesbutanarchitectcanonly
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Fallingwater
BornonJune8th1867,hediedin1959attheageof91andduringthis
periodhebecameanarchitect,interiordesigner,writerand
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educator.FrankLloydWrightdesignedmorethan1,000buildingsandhis
philosophywasthatthereshouldbeharmonybetweenhumansandtheir
naturalenvironment,aconcepthecalledorganicarchitecture.Oneofhis
mosticonicworkswasaprojectcalledFallingwater,ahousehedesigned
in1935andwhichwaspartlybuiltoverawaterfall.
AntoniGaudi.
Thestraightlinebelongstoman,thecurvedlinebelongsto
God.
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CasaMil
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TheBaslicaiTempleExpiatoridelaSagradaFamlia
SpanishCatalanarchitectAntoniGaugilivedbetween1852and1926,
periodduringwhichhebecameknownasapractitionerofCatalan
Modernism.Hisdistinctivestylecanbestbeobservedinthecaseof
famousworkssuchastheSagradaFamilia,alargeRomanCatholic
ChurchlocatedinBarcelonawhich,althoughincomplete,becamea
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite.AnotherimportantprojectwasCasaMila,
thelastcivilworkofthearchitect,whichisamodernistbuildingwitha
boldundulatingfacadethatmadeithighlycontroversialatthetime.
PhilipJohnson.
Architectureistheartofhowtowastespace.
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CrystalCathedral
Knownforhispostmodernwork,PhilipJohnsonwasanAmerican
architectthatlivedbetween1906and2005.HefoundedtheDepartment
ofArchitectureandDesignattheMuseumofModernArtinNewYork.
Thearchitectbecamefamousfordesigningbuildingsthatwereentirely
cladinglass.OneexampleistheCrystalCathedral,achurchlocatedin
OrangeCounty,Californiawhichisthelargestglassbuildingintheworld
andhousesoneofthelargestmusicalinstrumentsintheworld,theHazel
WrightMemorialorgan.
RenzoPiano.
Architectureisaverydangerousjob.Ifawritermakesabad
book,eh,peopledontreadit.Butifyoumakebad
architecture,youimposeuglinessonaplaceforahundred
years.
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TheNewYorkTimesBuilding
TheShard
BorninSeptember1937,theItalianarchitectfirstbecameknownforhis
collaborationswithotherarchitectsandslowlymadehisnamefamousfor
hisownstyleandprojects.SomeofhismostrecentprojectsincludeThe
Shard,a87storeyskyscraperinLondon,currentlythetallestbuildingin
theUE.HealsodesignedtheNewYorkTimesbuildingwhichsitsin
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Manhattanandispromotedasagreenstructuredueitsnumerous
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sustainablefeaturesandenergyefficiency.
CesarPelli.
Iseemybuildingsaspiecesofcities,andinmydesignsItry
tomakethemintoresponsibleandcontributingcitizens.
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PetronasTowers,KualaLumpur
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Famousfordesigningsomeoftheworldstallestbuildings,CesarPelliis
anArgentineAmericanarchitectbornonOctober12,1926.Hedesigned
thePetronasTowers,theiconictwinskyscrapersinMalaysiawhichwere
thetallestbuildingsintheworldfrom1998till2004.theyfeaturea
diamondfacetedfacadeandtheyeachhaveapinnaclestanding73.5
metersontop.
ZahaHadid.
Thereare360degrees,sowhysticktoone?
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HeydarAliyevCenter
SheisanIraqiBritisharchitectbornin1950,famousforherneofuturistic
designsthatevokethechaosofmodernlife.Thebuildingsshedesigned
arecharacterizedbycurvingforms,elongatedstructuresandmultiple
perspectivepoints.AdefiningprojectistheHeydarAliyevCenterin
Azerbaijan,abuildingwhichplaysanimportantroleintheredevelopment
ofthecityitsin.Itsfluidformmergeswiththelandscapeandthetwo
formaharmoniousduo.
LeohMingPei.
Ibelievethatarchitectureisapragmaticart.Tobecomeartit
mustbebuiltonafoundationofnecessity.
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JohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibraryandMuseum
PyramideduLouvre
Oftencalledthemasterofmodernarchitecture,I.M.PeiisaChinese
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bornAmericanarchitectbornin1917.Heestablishedhisowndesignfirm
in1955andretiredin1990butcontinuestoworkasaconsultant.Hes
famousfordesigningtheLouvrePyramidwhichservesasthemain
entrancetothemuseum.Healsodesignedotherfamousstructuressuch
astheJohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibraryandMuseuminBoston.The
buildingservesastheofficialrepositoryfororiginalpapersand
correspondenceoftheKennedyAdministration.
RemKoolhaas.
Abuildinghasatleasttwolivestheoneimaginedbyits
makerandthelifeitlivesafterwardandtheyareneverthe
same.
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CasadaMusica
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SeattleCentralLibrary
BorninNovember1944,RemKoolhaasisaDutcharchitect,urbanist
andprofessoratHarvardUniversityfamousforanumberoffuturistic
designssuchasCasadaMusicainPortugalthatbecameaniconas
soonasitwascompletedortheSeattleCentralLibrary,an11storyglass
andsteelbuildingconceivedasacelebrationofbooks,despitethearrival
ofthedigitalage.
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DanielLibeskind.
Architectureisnotbasedonconcreteandsteelandthe
elementsofthesoil.Itsbasedonwonder.
18.36.54House
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HeisaPolishAmericanarchitect,artistandprofessorbornin1946
knownfordesigningaseriesofmuseumsallovertheworldbutalsofor
hisfuturisticandrevolutionaryresidences,suchasthe18.36.54House,a
structurewithanunconventionalshapeandaspectacularinterior.The
houseisdefinedbyangledwallsandanoverallopenandsophisticated
look.
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