United States
Philip Johnson
Not specified
Philip Johnson worked as a client, critic, author, historian and museum director before entering architectural practice.
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The people. The ideas. The work.
Explore 102 architect profiles, design approaches, documented roles and primary sources in the independent GAD reference library.
An editorial reference selection, including historical figures. Directory order is alphabetical by English name and is not a ranking. Individual roles and joint authorship are stated in each profile.
102 profiles
Switzerland
Pierre de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron
Pierre de Meuron established Herzog & de Meuron with Jacques Herzog in Basel in 1978 after studying at ETH Zürich.
Read the profileNew Zealand
Pip Cheshire
Not specified
Pip Cheshire began architectural studies at the University of Auckland in 1976 after earlier experience in study, business and social activism.
Read the profileSpain
Rafael Aranda
RCR Arquitectes
Rafael Aranda completed his architectural studies at ETSAV in 1987 and founded RCR Arquitectes in Olot the following year with Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta.
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Ramon Vilalta
RCR Arquitectes
Ramon Vilalta graduated from ETSAV in 1987 and established RCR Arquitectes in Olot with Rafael Aranda and Carme Pigem in 1988.
Read the profileUnited States
Raymond G. Post
Not specified
Raymond G. Post, also known as Skipper Post, developed an architectural career alongside sustained service to AIA and civic organisations.
Read the profileNetherlands
Rem Koolhaas
OMA / AMO
Architecture informed by writing, urban observation and programmatic invention.
Read the profileItaly
Renzo Piano
Renzo Piano Building Workshop
A builder’s attention to light, components and how public buildings work.
Read the profileNew Zealand
Richard Naish
RTA Studio
Richard Naish leads RTA Studio, whose early commercial work drew solutions from constrained sites, modest budgets and existing buildings.
Read the profileUnited Kingdom
Richard Rogers
Piano + Rogers / Richard Rogers Partnership / RSHP
An architectural legacy of visible systems and generous civic space.
Read the profileJapan
Riken Yamamoto
Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop
Testing where private life meets a wider community.
Read the profileUnited States
Robert L. Easter
Hampton University
Robert L. Easter's architectural contribution combines professional advocacy with education.
Read the profileUnited States
Robert Venturi
Not specified
Robert Venturi studied at Princeton and continued his education as a Rome Prize Fellow before teaching architectural theory.
Read the profileNew Zealand
Roger Walker
Not specified
Roger Walker's early work became closely associated with Wellington in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Ryue Nishizawa
SANAA / Office of Ryue Nishizawa
Buildings conceived as connected landscapes of everyday activity.
Read the profileIreland
Shelley McNamara
Grafton Architects
Shelley McNamara studied at University College Dublin, where she met Yvonne Farrell and later taught.
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Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban Architects
Material invention connecting cultural buildings with disaster relief.
Read the profileCanada
Shirley Blumberg
KPMB Architects
Shirley Blumberg is a founding partner of KPMB Architects, established in 1987 as Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects.
Read the profileUnited States
Sho-Ping Chin
Payette
Sho-Ping Chin combined architectural practice with advocacy for women in the profession.
Read the profileChile
Smiljan Radić Clarke
Not specified
Smiljan Radić Clarke studied architecture at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, graduating in 1989, and later pursued history studies in Venice.
Read the profileNew Zealand
Stuart Gardyne
Not specified
Stuart Gardyne built his professional foundations through commercial work at Structon Group after graduation.
Read the profileNorway
Sverre Fehn
Not specified
Sverre Fehn graduated from the Oslo School of Architecture in 1949 and helped form PAGON, a Norwegian group connected to CIAM.
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Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Concrete walls that make light, wind and movement tangible.
Read the profileUnited States
Ted Flato
Lake|Flato Architects
Ted Flato's collaboration with David Lake at Lake|Flato Architects grew from the study of Texas ranch houses into a varied architectural practice.
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