Famous Architects Flashcards
Best known for his use of inexpensive materials and unfinished style for his eccentric buildings and both of his parents were art lovers
Frank Gehry
What year did Gehry received his degree in Architecture from USC?
1954
When did Gehry redesigned his private residence in Santa Monica, C.A., USA?
1978
What year did Gehry received a Pritzker Prize?
1989
What year did Gehry received Wolf Prize in Art and Imperial Award in Architecture?
1992
He was the first recipient of the Lillian Gish Award in 1994.
Frank Gehry
When was the completion and opening of the new Guggenheim Museum in Spain (archi: Frank Gehry)?
1997
In what year did they unveil the finished Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA (archi: Gehry)?
2003
What are Gehry’s notable works?
Vitra Wiggle Chair Gehry Residence (Santa Monica) Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain—1997) Walt Disney Concert Hall (LA) Beekman Tower (New York, USA—2011) Brentwood Collection
Who is the most prominent contemporary female architect?
Zaha Hadid
Known for her radical deconstructivism design; her style includes fragmentation, instability, and movement; inspired by Kazimir Malevich and supermatists art style movement
Zaha Hadid
When did Hadid’s interest in architecture started?
When they went to ancient Sumer Region in Southern Iraq
When did Hadid join the Metropolitan Architects?
1977
When did Hadid started her own architecture firm—Zaha Hadid Architects?
1980
When did Hadid receive her first award—Gold Medal Architectural Design for her British Architecture?
1982