Surf these sites: Architecture Central : Modern Masters -- A guide to world-famous architects of the Modern Movement by an architecture student in Indiana. Biographies with photograph; lists and photographs of their work. Asplund, Erik Gunner (1885-1940) -- Portrait of the Swedish architect, with an illustrated thesis and bibliography by Hong Qin on his principal work in the Scandinavian Classical style - Stockholm City Library. Barragan, Luis (1902-1988) -- The Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a biography of the Mexican architect, 1980 citation by the Pritzker Jury and his acceptance speech. Berlage, Hendrick Petrus (1856-1934) -- Notes on the original Dutch architect by Frank Derville from Art Nouveau World Wide. Bernini, Gianlorenzo (1598-1680) -- Biography of the dominating figure in Roman Baroque art in Great Buildings Online, with photographs and details of his architectural works. Cameron, Charles (1740-1812) -- Illustrated online monograph by Georges Lukomski on the Scottish Neoclassical architect who worked at Pavlovsk and Tsarskoe Selo for Catherine the Great. Gandon, James (1743-1823) -- Brief biography from Architectural Dublin of the architect responsible for some of Dublin''s most important builings including the Custom House, the Four Courts, the additions to the Houses of Parliament and the Kings Inns. Goff, Bruce (1904-1982) -- Brief biography with information about the Bavinger and Colmorgan residences from Great Buildings Online. Gropius, Walter (1883-1969) -- Biography of the pioneer of the International Modern style and influential head of the Bauhaus school, with samples of his work in Great Buildings Online. Hood, Raymond Mathewson (1881-1934) -- Photographs and descriptions of the works of this American pioneer of skyscrapers in the International Modern style. Horta, Victor (1861- 1947) -- ''Victor Horta: Nouveau Monster'' delicious photographs, building chronology and lively, opinionated discussion of the works of the Belgian Art Nouveau master. Kahn, Albert (1869-1942) -- Information about documentary film "Albert Kahn, Architect of Modern Times". L''Orme, Philibert (1500/15-1570) -- Brief biography of the father of French Neo-Classical architecture with expandable thumbnail images of illustrations from his books. From Image Serve at the Australian National University. Loos, Adolf (1870-1933) -- Brief biography and pictorial survey of the work (built and unbuilt) of the ardent anti-ornamentalist, author of ''Ornament and Crime'', by Rein Saariste. Part of the AGRAM database. Melnikov, Konstantin (1890-1974) -- Brief biography and pictorial survey of the work of the ''Productivist'' Russian architect prominent in the early 1920s by Rein Saariste. Part of the AGRAM database. Neutra, Richard (1892-1970) -- Biography of Vienna-born architect associated with southern California modernism, from Great Buildings Online. Plecnik, Josef (1872-1957) -- Portrait and biography of the Yugoslavian architect who created an original blend of modern, classical, Byzantine and Slovenian vernacular in his works in Ljubljana. Linked to a city tour. Rich, Charles Alonzo (1854-1943) -- Doctoral thesis on Rich''s 1893-1914 campus expansion of Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., U.S.A. Two dozen buildings and over 100 photos. Sansovino, Jacopo (1486-1570) -- Illustrated article from Encyclopædia Britannica on the sculptor and architect who introduced the style of the High Renaissance into Venice. Schindler, Rudolph (1887-1953) -- Portrait and biography, with photograph of a modular chair from the Van Pattan House (1934), provided by the University Art Museum, University of California at Santa Barbara. Scott, Michael (1905-1989) -- The foremost architect practising in Ireland in the 20th century. Biography and illustrated descriptions of his work by Paul Clerkin, hosted by Archeire. Siloé, Diego de (1495-1653) -- Illustrated article from Encyclopædia Britannica on the sculptor and architect whose achievements are recognized as among the finest of the Spanish Renaissance.
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