Giuliano da Sangallo

Giuliano da Sangallo
b. Florence, c.1443;
d. Florence, 1516. I
Giuliano da Sangallo was somewhat conservative designer at the opening of the High Renaissance period. Born into the Florentine Sangallo clan of fine craftsmen in wood specializing in inlay, picture frames and model-building, Giuliano (family name Giamberti) went to Rome in the 1460s. There he [...]

Moshe Safdie

Moshe Safdie
b. Haifa, 1938.
Moshe Safdie, a Canadian/Israeli famous architect whose design for a prefabricated “Habitat” at the Montreal Expo 1967 brought him instant fame. Moshe Safdie was trained at McGill University, Montreal (1955-61). He spent two years in Louis Kahn’s office before commencing in practice on his own account in 1964. Moshe Safdie [...]