Daniel Libeskind is a Polish–American architect,artist,professor and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife,Nina,and is its principal design architect.
The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling,organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The Stirling Prize is presented to "the architects of the building that has made the greatest contribution to the evolution of architecture in the past year". The architects must be RIBA members. Until 2014,the building could have been anywhere in the European Union,but since 2015 entries have had to be in the United Kingdom. In the past,the award included a £20,000 prize,but it currently carries no prize money.
Richard George Rogers,Baron Rogers of Riverside,was a British-Italian architect noted for his modernist and constructivist designs in high-tech architecture. He was a senior partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners,previously known as the Richard Rogers Partnership,until June 2020.
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom,but also internationally,founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837,three supplemental charters and a new charter granted in 1971.
Arup is a British multinational professional services firm headquartered in London that provides design,engineering,architecture,planning,and advisory services across every aspect of the built environment. It employs about 17,000 people in over 90 offices across 35 countries,and has participated in projects in over 160 countries.
Thomas Alexander Heatherwick,is an English designer and the founder of London-based design practice Heatherwick Studio. He works with a team of more than 200 architects,designers and artisans from a studio and workshop in King's Cross,London.
Sir David Frank Adjaye is a Ghanaian-British architect. He is known for having designed many notable buildings around the world,including the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington,D.C. Adjaye was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to architecture. He is the recipient of the 2021 Royal Gold Medal,making him the first African recipient and one of the youngest recipients. He was appointed to the Order of Merit in 2022.
Ole Scheeren is a German architect,urbanist and principal of Büro Ole Scheeren Group with offices in Beijing,Hong Kong,Berlin and Bangkok and a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong since January 2010.
Christopher John Wilkinson was a British architect and co-founder of the architecture firm WilkinsonEyre. He was known for his techno-centric designs and execution of projects ranging from office spaces,factory floors,skyscrapers to botanical gardens. Some of his projects included the Magna Science Adventure Centre,Gateshead Millennium Bridge,Guangzhou International Finance Center,and the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.
Ian Ritchie is a British architect who founded Ian Ritchie Architects in 1981. His projects include the RIBA Award-winning Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela Burgess Recital Hall for the Royal Academy of Music,Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour,University College London and the American Institute of Architects Award-winning Royal Shakespeare Company Courtyard Theatre. Ritchie was the first foreign architect to receive the French Academie d'Architecture Grand Silver Medal for Innovation.
WOHA is a architectural industrial design firm headquartered in Singapore. First established in 1994 by Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell,the name is derived from the initial letters of the founders’surnames. The firm has built and designed dozens of projects throughout the Asia-Pacific region,including residential towers,public housing estates,mass transit stations,hotels and cultural institutions.
The MINT Museum of Toys simplified Chinese:玩具博物馆;Tamil:பொம்மைகளின்அரும்பொருளகம்;traditional Chinese:玩具博物館is a purpose-built museum showing a private collection of vintage toys. It was officially opened on March 5,2007,and officiated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs,Mr George Yeo. The museum is located at 26 Seah Street,in the Arts &Heritage district of Singapore. MINT is an acronym for "Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys".
The year 2012 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2013 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Tierra Design is a design studio headquartered in Singapore. The firm's main focus is landscape architecture.
The year 2015 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Shelley McNamara is an Irish architect and academic. She attended University College Dublin and graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Architecture. She founded Grafton Architects with Yvonne Farrell in 1978. Grafton rose to prominence in the early 2010s,specialising in stark,weighty but spacious buildings for higher education. McNamara has taught architecture at University College Dublin since 1976 and at several other universities.
Wael Muhammad As'ad Al-Masri is a Jordanian architect of Jerusalemite-Palestinian descent.
Bill Bensley,born William Bensley,is an American landscape architect,architect,and interior designer who has designed over 200 hospitality projects in 50 countries. He is the founder and creative director of Bangkok and Bali-based design studio Bensley,established in 1989 and 1990 respectively.
