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Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio was a significant Italian architect of the Renaissance period. He developed influential architectural pr...

Classical Italian Renaissance Historic

9.8 Brilliant

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Mimar Sinan

Mimar Sinan (1489-1588) was a prominent Ottoman architect who profoundly shaped Islamic architecture during the sixteent...

Classical Historic Ottoman Mosque

9.6 Brilliant

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Sinan

Sinan was a prominent Ottoman architect working primarily during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. He is rec...

Classical Ottoman Imperial Mosques

9.6 Brilliant

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Rem Koolhaas

Rem Koolhaas is a prominent contemporary architect and urbanist associated with the Office for Metropolitan Architecture...

Contemporary Theory Dutch Urbanism

9.5 Brilliant

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Donato Bramante

Donato Bramante (1444-1516) was a pivotal Italian architect of the High Renaissance. His work significantly shaped class...

Classical Italian Renaissance Historic

9.5 Brilliant

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Leon Battista Alberti

Leon Battista Alberti was a key figure in the Italian Renaissance as both an architect and scholar. His comprehensive th...

Classical Italian Renaissance Theory

9.5 Brilliant

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Adolf Loos

Adolf Loos (1870-1968) was an Austrian architect whose work challenged conventional architectural practices. He develope...

Austrian Theory Historic Minimal

9.0 Excellent

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Apollodorus of Damascus

Apollodorus of Damascus was a highly influential Roman architect active primarily in the first two centuries CE. He is b...

Roman Imperial Civic Bridges

9.0 Excellent

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Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879) was a French architect profoundly influential in 19th-century architectural theory and...

French Theory Historic Restoration

8.9 Great

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Étienne-Louis Boullée

Étienne-Louis Boullée was a prominent French architect of the late 18th century. He is recognized for his highly influen...

French Theory Historic Neoclassical

8.8 Great

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Christopher Alexander

Christopher Alexander is a British-American architect and theorist known for his work exploring the fundamental patterns...

Theory Urbanism Patterns Housing

8.8 Great

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Aldo Rossi

Aldo Rossi was a prominent Italian architect and architectural theorist known for his rigorous approach to urbanism. His...

Italian Theory Postmodern Rationalist

8.7 Great

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Inigo Jones

Inigo Jones was a pivotal 17th-century British architect renowned for his application of classical Palladian principles...

Classical Historic British Palladian

8.7 Great

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Robert Venturi

Robert Venturi was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for his contributions to architectural theory. His...

American Commercial Theory 20TH Century

8.6 Great

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Kazuo Shinohara

Kazuo Shinohara was a significant Japanese architect known for his minimalist designs and theoretical approach to archit...

Theory Japanese Minimal Modernist

8.6 Great

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Cedric Price

Cedric Price was a 20th-century British architect whose work explored radical technological and theoretical approaches t...

Technology Theory 20TH Century British

8.4 Great

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Denise Scott Brown

Denise Scott Brown is an American architect renowned for her theoretical contributions to urbanism and architectural des...

American Theory Planning Postmodern

8.3 Great

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Gottfried Semper

Gottfried Semper (1803-1873) was a prominent German architect primarily known for his work constructing the Dresden Semp...

German Opera Theory Historicist

8.3 Great

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Peter Eisenman

Peter Eisenman is a prominent American architect known for his influential work in contemporary design and architectural...

American Contemporary Academic Theory

8.2 Great

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Henry van de Velde

Henry van de Velde was a significant Belgian architect deeply associated with the Art Nouveau movement. His innovative d...

Design Theory Belgian Art Nouveau

8.2 Great