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who kicked open the door of the male-dominatedfield, crafting complex dynamic structures that

drive the evolution of the architectural ideal into a

new design aesthetic. Notable designs include the

MAXXI: Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome,

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multiculturalism and interdisciplinary

function; the Nordpark Railway Stations

in Austria with a shell-like exterior that

takes inspiration from the movement

of glaciers and the BMW CentralBuilding in Germany which combines

organization with modernism and a bit

of whimsy.

saNTIaGO CalaTRaVaSpanish architect, Santiago Calatrava

has built a solid career designing

bridges and train stations. The

structural engineer/architect/sculptor

has been praised for linking traditional architectureand structural engineering. He designed the Bach

de Roda-Felipe II Bridge in Barcelona, the Trinity

Footbridge in Manchester, England and the Puente

de la Mujer in the Puerto Madero district of Buenos

Aires. Calatrava is also known for designing

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buildings as well, including the Olympic Sports

Complex in Athens, the Turning Torso Malmö

in Sweden, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in

Valencia, Spain and the Museum of Tomorrow

(“Museu do Amanhã”) in Rio.

lORD NORMaN FOsTER

How many architects can say that they’ve

been knighted by the Queen and honored

with a Life Peerage? The man behind suchicons of the urban landscape as London’s

Swiss Re Tower (you might also know it as

the Gherkin), New York’s Hearst Headquarters

Tower and Moscow’s Crystal Island, was

born in industrial Manchester, England. Heattained degrees from Manchester University

School of Architecture and City Planning

and Yale University before founding Foster +

Partners in 1967. Over the last four decades,

the firm has won over 470 design awards


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and honors and over 86 international and national

competitions. Lord Foster and his firm continue

to design diverse structures and communities

including the Faustino Winery in Spain, the Index

in Dubai and the Luxembourg Royal Hamilius.

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The recipient of several awards including

Kyoto Prize, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for

Architecture and the Pritzker Architecture

Prize, Italian architect Renzo Piano hasearned a reputation for creating imaginative

yet functional buildings, both big and

small. The 55,000 square foot Nasher

Sculpture Center has become a vibrant art

hub in Dallas, Texas housing a collection of contemporary sculptures by leading artists as

well as hosting monthly community events.

Currently, the 310 meter Shard Tower,

which promises to be the tallest building in

the European Union, is under constructionin London. The mixed-use tower is part of

Southwark’s urban revitalization. He opened

the Renzo Piano Building Workshop in 1981

in Genoa. Since then, he’s opened offices in

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RaFaEl VIÑOly

Uruguayan-born, Argentinean-raised

Rafael Viñoly began his career as

a founding partner of Estudio de

Arquitectura, which would evolve intoone of the largest design firms in Latin

America. “My design philosophy is rooted

in the development of architectural

ideas that are powerful, distinctive, and

relevant to the specifics of both programand context,” he is quoted as saying on

his website. Founded in 1983, Rafael

Viñoly Architects PC has offices in New

York, London and Los Angeles. Viñoly

has designed London’s 160 meter tall 20Fenchurch Street, aka the Walkie Talkie

tower, as well as the exterior of the Vdara

Hotel and Spa, which is part of MGM

CityCenter in Las Vegas and the expansion

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