Thomas Herzog (born 3 August 1941) is a German architect from Munich known for his focus on climate and energy use through the use of technologically advanced architectural skins. He…
Anne Lacaton is a French architect. She runs the architectural practice Lacaton & Vassal, with Jean-Philippe Vassal. The pair were jointly awarded the 2021 Pritzker Prize. The two architects met…
Raphael S. Soriano, (August 1, 1904 – July 21, 1988) was born in Rhodos, Greece. He emigrated to the US in 1924 and graduated in 1934 in architecture. He worked for…
Gustav Lindenthal (May 21, 1850 – July 31, 1935) was a civil engineer who designed the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City, among other bridges. While living in Vienna,…
Olivier Strebelle was born on 20 January 1927 in Uccle to an artistic family. In 2001, on the occasion of the major open-air exhibition in Paris, the press called him…
Santiago Calatrava Valls is particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums, whose sculptural forms often resemble living organisms. Often referred…
The Vizcaya Bridge is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nervion River. It…
Eduardo Souto de Moura (°Porto, 25 July 1952), is a Portuguese architect, who received the Pritzker Prize in 2011. Souto de Moura studied sculpture before switching to architecture at the…