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Ithiel Town (October 3, 1784 – June 13, 1844) was a prominent American architect and civil engineer. One of the first generation of professional architects in the United States, Town made significant contributions to American architecture in the first half of the 19th century. He was high-strung,...
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E. Fay Jones, (January 31, 1921 – August 31, 2004) was a noted American architect and designer. He was an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright.
E. Fay Jones, (first name Euine which is pronounced U-wan and is an old Welsh form of John), was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on January 31, 1921. Jones...
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Nathan B. Kelley (February 26, 1808 in Warren County, Ohio – November 20, 1871 in Columbus, Ohio) was a United States architect and builder. He was a prolific architect whose designs dominated the cityscape of Columbus, Ohio at the middle of the 19th century.
Little personal information exists...
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Raymond Mathewson Hood (March 29, 1881 – August 14, 1934) was an early-mid twentieth century architect who worked in the Art Deco style. He was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, educated at Brown University, MIT, and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the latter institution he met John Mead...
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Dr. William Thornton (May 20, 1759 - March 28, 1828) was an American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol. He also served as the first Architect of the Capitol and first Superintendent of the United States Patent Office.
From an early age William...
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William Samwell (1628 – 1676), English architect. Born in Dean's Yard, Westminster to Anthony Samwell, son of Sir William Samwell, Auditor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I.
He was one of the gentleman architects who helped define the architectural style that was fashionable after the...
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John Madin is an English architect. He was born in Moseley, Birmingham, circa 1925. His company, known as John H D Madin & Partners from 1962 and the John Madin Design Group from 1968, were active in Birmingham for over 30 years. Some of the buildings his company designed have now been demolished....
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The son and grandson of architects, Simón Vélez was born in Manizales, Colombia, in 1949. Vélez began his career forty years ago and has emerged as one of the world’s leading architects and the most eminent proponent of bamboo as an essential building component.
Vélez has created joinery systems...
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Edward Larrabee Barnes (April 22, 1915 – September 22, 2004) was a prolific American architect.
Barnes was a Harvard graduate and over the years taught variously at Harvard, the Pratt Institute, and the University of Virginia. He was the founder of Edward Larrabee Barnes Associates in New York City...
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Lucio Costa (February 27, 1902, Toulon, France - June 13, 1998, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian architect and urban planner.
One of the earliest and most important modernist architects in Brazil, Lucio Costa became famous for a long career in which he built little, wrote much, and became involved...
