An urban planning theoretician and visionary architect, Paolo Soleri is best known for his work on the Arcosanti, the prototype futurist city being constructed in Arizona. Based on the concept of ‘Arcology,’ his theory ‘advocates cities designed to...

The recipient of numerous awards, including the 1992 Pritzker Prize, this architect is known to the world as Álvaro Siza. His architecture appears to reflect the white boxes of modernism, but upon further inspection, one can view how his buildings...

Beginning his architectural career with the celebrated master plan for the 1967 World Exhibition and Habitat ’67, Moshe Safdie is an international figure in contemporary architecture, completing projects such as museums, airports, educational...

The Pritzker Prize jury was insightful when they cited Kevin Roche’s architectural design work as innovative. Employing new technologies combined with sensitive design solutions, his architecture constantly questions in a way that is inventive. Roche...

Ever since his partnership with Richard Rogers and the unveiling of the celebrated Centre Pompidou in Paris (1977), Renzo Piano has been a major figure in contemporary architecture. Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1937, he graduated from the school of...