http://famedarchitect.com Biographies of World Famous Architects Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:56:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alexander Thomson b. Balfron, Scotland, 1817; d. Glasgow, I 1875. Alexander Thomson was the last and most original of the few great Neo-Classic famous architects. Employed in architecture from the age of 14, he worked with John Baird from 1836 until he set up in his own practice in Glasgow in 1849. ... http://famedarchitect.com/alexander-thomson/ Paul Wallot b. Frankfurt-am-Main, 1841; d. Langenschwalbach, 1912. Late c19 German architect, who is best known for the Reichstag in Berlin. Wallot studied architecture in Berlin under two influential Prussian famous architects and academics, Richard Lucae and Martin Gropius. The latter was professor at the Bauakademie and director of the Kunstschule. The ... http://famedarchitect.com/paul-wallot/ Hans Scharoun b. Bremen, 1893; d. Berlin, 1972. The most significant German Modernist to establish himself a famous architect before the Nazi takeover, remain in Germany, then reemerge to a major career in the 1950s and 60s; he was also the most important German exponent of "Organic" architecture. He studied architecture in ... http://famedarchitect.com/hans-scharoun/ Vincenzo Scamozzi b. Vicenza, 1548 or 1552; d. Venice, 1616. Vincenzo Scamozzi, a late Renaissance theorist, eclectic architect and theatre designer. In his youth he took part in the activities of the Accademia Olimpica in Vicenza, guided and influenced by his father, Giandomenico Scamozzi. In 1569 he was spo?radically in Venice. In ... http://famedarchitect.com/vincenzo-scamozzi/ Robert Adam b. Kirkcaldy, Fife, 1728; d. London, 1792. Unquestionably Scotland's most famous architect and one of the most celebrated of British architects. He formed a fertile repertory of new ideas on a visit to Italy (1754-8), and at his return to London he was determined to become the leader of classical revival ... http://famedarchitect.com/robert-adam/ Bruno Taut b. Konigsberg, 1880; d. Istanbul, 1938. I Key pioneer German avant-garde famous architect and theorist, associated initially with the Activist group of Expressionists and later with the new objectivity or social functionalism. Trained briefly in Konigsberg and Berlin-Charlottenburg, Taut worked in Theodor Fischer's office in Stuttgart (1904-8) before opening his own ... http://famedarchitect.com/bruno-taut/ Antonio Sant'Elia b. Como, 1888; d. Monfalcone, 1916. I Only two years before his tragic death in the First World War, a famous architect, Antonio Sant'Elia had published a spirited manifesto accompanied by a collection of visionary drawings which were to become some of the most potent architectural images of the Twentieth ... http://famedarchitect.com/antonio-santelia/ Clorindo Testa b. Naples, 1923. Clorindo Testa - Prominent Latin-American famous architect who employs a rigorously empirical approach to the process of architecture. He studied at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the National University of Buenos Aires at a time when the academic curriculum was still dominated by the Beaux-Arts ... http://famedarchitect.com/clorindo-testa/ Karl Friedrich Schinkel b. Neuruppin, Prussia, 1781; d. Berlin, I 1841. Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a leading exponent of Prussian Neo-Classicism. Following his studies at the Bauakademie in Berlin, where he was taught by Friedrich GILLY, Schinkel travelled to Italy and France (1803-5). He returned to an economically depressed Prussia under French occupation, ... http://famedarchitect.com/karl-friedrich-schinkel/ Obesity is always a problem troubling most people. Diet Pills and diet supplements may be the way to put you on the right path to successful weight loss. Many weight loss pills manage obesity successfully. However, the biggest issue is in finding a right diet pill that ... http://famedarchitect.com/mr-slim/