The Architectural Pantheon

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American demi-god Gordon Bunshaft (1909-1990) in front of one of his best designs, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale university in New Haven, US. Bunshaft was one of the most important architects of post-WWII America. Working as partner at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) he was responsible for such landmark buildings as the Lever house (NYC), the Beinecke library (New Haven) and the Hirshorn museum (Washington DC). Amongst the many honors he got the most prestigeous was the Pritzker Prize (1988). I like his bold buildings,his  use of repetition and his clean and clear volumes. A mix of postwar optimism with American bravura and bold guts. Exactly what great architecture needs. Architecture, Exterior, Design, People, Gordon, Famous Architects, Architect, Pritzker Prize, Landmark Buildings
American demi-god Gordon Bunshaft (1909-1990) in front of one of his best designs, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale university in New Haven, US. Bunshaft was one of the most important architects of post-WWII America. Working as partner at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) he was responsible for such landmark buildings as the Lever house (NYC), the Beinecke library (New Haven) and the Hirshorn museum (Washington DC). Amongst the many honors he got the most prestigeous was the Pritzker Prize (1988). I like his bold buildings,his use of repetition and his clean and clear volumes. A mix of postwar optimism with American bravura and bold guts. Exactly what great architecture needs.
"I don't want to be interesting, I want to be good." In my pantheon of gods this is the upper being himself: German born and American emigree Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969). Architect of, amongst others, the Barcelona Pavillion, the Farnsworth House and the Neue National Gallery. I admire his uncunning ability to make incredibly modern buildings by using all the classical ingredients and types and his impeccable precise detailling. If "God is in the details" this man must be god. Van, Frank Gehry, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Oscar Niemeyer, Mies Van Der Rohe, Greats, Philip Johnson, Van Der Rohe
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"I don't want to be interesting, I want to be good." In my pantheon of gods this is the upper being himself: German born and American emigree Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969). Architect of, amongst others, the Barcelona Pavillion, the Farnsworth House and the Neue National Gallery. I admire his uncunning ability to make incredibly modern buildings by using all the classical ingredients and types and his impeccable precise detailling. If "God is in the details" this man must be god.
Prussian architect, urban-planner, painter, graphic artist and stage designer Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841). Being one of the inspirators of the supreme being Mies van der Rohe, this man cannot be ingnored. Schinkel started out as a painter of romantic scenes but upon seeing one of Caspar Davidn Friedrich's paintings he decided he would never attain such a high level of painting and changed his career to giving shape to the urban enviroment. After becomming head of the Prussian Building Commission he supervised all the projects for public buildings in Prussia and lead the reshaping of Berlin into a representative capital for Prussia. Turning away from Imperial Roman classicism (which he saw as a style linked to France, former occupier of Prussia) he became a proponent of the more sober Greek Revival classicism. His most important buildings are the beautiful Altes Museum (note the resemblances with Mies van der Rohe's Neue National Galerie built 130 years later to see his influence on Mies), his Schauspielhaus and the Neue Wache. Later in life he turned away from classicism in favour of a modern interpretation of neo-gothic architecture.      In this style he realized the Bauakademie in Berlin, with its clean lines and functional simplicity of the facades, it became one of the inspirations for the architects of the Bauhaus. Portrait, Berlin, Museums, History, Portraits, Karl
Prussian architect, urban-planner, painter, graphic artist and stage designer Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841). Being one of the inspirators of the supreme being Mies van der Rohe, this man cannot be ingnored. Schinkel started out as a painter of romantic scenes but upon seeing one of Caspar Davidn Friedrich's paintings he decided he would never attain such a high level of painting and changed his career to giving shape to the urban enviroment. After becomming head of the Prussian Building Commission he supervised all the projects for public buildings in Prussia and lead the reshaping of Berlin into a representative capital for Prussia. Turning away from Imperial Roman classicism (which he saw as a style linked to France, former occupier of Prussia) he became a proponent of the more sober Greek Revival classicism. His most important buildings are the beautiful Altes Museum (note the resemblances with Mies van der Rohe's Neue National Galerie built 130 years later to see his influence on Mies), his Schauspielhaus and the Neue Wache. Later in life he turned away from classicism in favour of a modern interpretation of neo-gothic architecture. In this style he realized the Bauakademie in Berlin, with its clean lines and functional simplicity of the facades, it became one of the inspirations for the architects of the Bauhaus.
Another 'master of light', Mexican architect and Pritzker Prize laureat Luis Barragan (1902-1988). Engineer and self-trained architect, Barragan's architecture, together with Louis Kahn and Tadao Ando (another autodidact) is one which celebrates light. His skillful orchestration of walls and windows to create spaces with a secluded and highly reflective character are unparalleled in the history of architecture and remain a great source of inspiration for me. Luis Barragan, Louis Kahn, Masters, Tadao Ando, Louis Barragan, Ciudad De México
Another 'master of light', Mexican architect and Pritzker Prize laureat Luis Barragan (1902-1988). Engineer and self-trained architect, Barragan's architecture, together with Louis Kahn and Tadao Ando (another autodidact) is one which celebrates light. His skillful orchestration of walls and windows to create spaces with a secluded and highly reflective character are unparalleled in the history of architecture and remain a great source of inspiration for me.
The only architect whose ammount of books on my shelves equal those of the upper-god Mies van der Rohe; Tadao Ando (Osaka,1941). Professional boxer, carpenter, self-educated architect and master of Japanese minimalism. The first book I ever bought on architecture was about him and I always find myself coming back to his work. I like his unique mixture of traditional Japanese architecture with the masters of modernism such as Kahn, Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, his single mindedness in the use of concrete, his focus on light as the main material of architecture and his use of stark, unadorned walls to create spaces. His best works are without a doubt his smaller projects such as his private houses (Azuma House, Koshino House), small churches (Church of the Light, Church on the Water) and his small public buildings (Vitra Seminar House,  Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts). His larger works for me somehow become somewhat oppressive due to their stark geometry and use of a single material. Minimal, Le Corbusier, Tadao Ando Buildings, Osaka Japan
The only architect whose ammount of books on my shelves equal those of the upper-god Mies van der Rohe; Tadao Ando (Osaka,1941). Professional boxer, carpenter, self-educated architect and master of Japanese minimalism. The first book I ever bought on architecture was about him and I always find myself coming back to his work. I like his unique mixture of traditional Japanese architecture with the masters of modernism such as Kahn, Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, his single mindedness in the use of concrete, his focus on light as the main material of architecture and his use of stark, unadorned walls to create spaces. His best works are without a doubt his smaller projects such as his private houses (Azuma House, Koshino House), small churches (Church of the Light, Church on the Water) and his small public buildings (Vitra Seminar House, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts). His larger works for me somehow become somewhat oppressive due to their stark geometry and use of a single material.
Fast rising British architect John Pawson (1949- ). Responsible for some of my most favorite interiors such as the Calvin Klein flagship store on Madison Ave. in NYC and the Novy Dvur monastery in Bohemia. Considered to be the master of reduction, his interiors are brimfull of emptyness which give space for the theatre of life. I like his ideas about the importance of clarity and his focus on perfection up to the smallest details. Not bounded by notions of architecture as high-art, he regulary (and happily it seems) crosses the line between architecture, decoration and design, designing new monasteries, houses for the afluent, boat interiors, and a small soap dish with the same strict rigor and attention to detail. I hope to be able to work for this contemporary master one day. Modern Furniture, Interior, Furniture Design, Theatre Architecture, Bench, Theater Architecture
Fast rising British architect John Pawson (1949- ). Responsible for some of my most favorite interiors such as the Calvin Klein flagship store on Madison Ave. in NYC and the Novy Dvur monastery in Bohemia. Considered to be the master of reduction, his interiors are brimfull of emptyness which give space for the theatre of life. I like his ideas about the importance of clarity and his focus on perfection up to the smallest details. Not bounded by notions of architecture as high-art, he regulary (and happily it seems) crosses the line between architecture, decoration and design, designing new monasteries, houses for the afluent, boat interiors, and a small soap dish with the same strict rigor and attention to detail. I hope to be able to work for this contemporary master one day.
Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky, 1901-1974). Estonian-American architect who famously proclaimed that 'the sun never knew how great it was until it struck the side of a building' and asked the brick what it wanted to be (it answered it wanted to be an arch). He is responsible for bringing back the poetic into modern architecture and such masterpieces as the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, the Exeter Academic Library in Exeter, the Yale Center for British Art and the Salk Institute in La Jola. He is by far one of the best masters of light in the history of architecture and had a uncunning ability to understand the uses of spaces, Exeter, Inspiration, Philadelphia, Great Thinkers, Architect Quotes
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Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky, 1901-1974). Estonian-American architect who famously proclaimed that 'the sun never knew how great it was until it struck the side of a building' and asked the brick what it wanted to be (it answered it wanted to be an arch). He is responsible for bringing back the poetic into modern architecture and such masterpieces as the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, the Exeter Academic Library in Exeter, the Yale Center for British Art and the Salk Institute in La Jola. He is by far one of the best masters of light in the history of architecture and had a uncunning ability to understand the uses of spaces,
Another of the gods of architecture who live inside my pantheon. British architect David Chipperfield (1953). I admire his ability, like that of Mies van red Rohe, to combine the classical principles and elements of architecture, such as the collonade and base, with a modern, abstract architectural language. Always masterly restrained and materialized and detailled in a thoughtful way. Masterpieces amongst others are his renovation of the Neues Museum in Berlin and his extension of the German Literature Museum in Marbach am Main. I wouldn't mind slaving away in his office... Norman Foster, David Chipperfield Architects, Louis Sullivan, Carine Roitfeld
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Another of the gods of architecture who live inside my pantheon. British architect David Chipperfield (1953). I admire his ability, like that of Mies van red Rohe, to combine the classical principles and elements of architecture, such as the collonade and base, with a modern, abstract architectural language. Always masterly restrained and materialized and detailled in a thoughtful way. Masterpieces amongst others are his renovation of the Neues Museum in Berlin and his extension of the German Literature Museum in Marbach am Main. I wouldn't mind slaving away in his office...
One of the demi-gods in my architectural pantheon; Belgian architect and designer Vincent van Duysen. Not unsimilar to his British colleague John Pawson his works range from architecture to product design. I am intrigued by his ability to combine a modern, pared down design approach with a somewhat classical look. I hope to be able to join his office in the not too-distant future... Interiors, Home Décor, Windows, Designers
One of the demi-gods in my architectural pantheon; Belgian architect and designer Vincent van Duysen. Not unsimilar to his British colleague John Pawson his works range from architecture to product design. I am intrigued by his ability to combine a modern, pared down design approach with a somewhat classical look. I hope to be able to join his office in the not too-distant future...
Dutch benedictine monk/architect Dom. Hans van der Laan (1904-1991). Of all my architectural gods this is the one who is the most sober, austere and probabely the most uncompromising.. Hans van der Laan left his architecture education dissapointed to become a monk.  In his role as cellar-monk Van der Laan refound his interest in architecture and design and started to design litturgical objects and furniture and develop his architectural theory of the 'Plastisch Getal', a 3 dimensional elaboration of the Golden Ratio. Through his teachings 'Ecclastical Architecture' right after the WWII his ideas became known, especially in the south of the Netherlands, eventually leading to the 'Bossche School' architecture, which is characterized by a sober and somewhat auster formal language based on strict proportions and the use of a sober material palette of mainly (painted) bricks. Dom. van der Laan build only a handful of buildings from which the extension of the St. Benedict monastery in Mamelis, The Netherlands is the most important. Leiden, Vans, Benedictine Monks, Limburg
Dutch benedictine monk/architect Dom. Hans van der Laan (1904-1991). Of all my architectural gods this is the one who is the most sober, austere and probabely the most uncompromising.. Hans van der Laan left his architecture education dissapointed to become a monk. In his role as cellar-monk Van der Laan refound his interest in architecture and design and started to design litturgical objects and furniture and develop his architectural theory of the 'Plastisch Getal', a 3 dimensional elaboration of the Golden Ratio. Through his teachings 'Ecclastical Architecture' right after the WWII his ideas became known, especially in the south of the Netherlands, eventually leading to the 'Bossche School' architecture, which is characterized by a sober and somewhat auster formal language based on strict proportions and the use of a sober material palette of mainly (painted) bricks. Dom. van der Laan build only a handful of buildings from which the extension of the St. Benedict monastery in Mamelis, The Netherlands is the most important.