Architects and their buildings
Catalan architect from Spain known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism
A) CASA BATLLO, BARCELONA
B) CASA MILA, BARCELONA
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C) COLONIA GUELL, BARCELONA
D) PARK GUELL, MONTANA PELEDA, BARCELONA
E) SAGRADA FAMILIA, BARCELONA
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He has been given the epithet of “the architect of forms”.
Gehry developed and polished his own architectural style. “Once a building is finished, it
must be a work of art, as if it was a sculpture”, this phrase characterizes his way of thinking
and is the reason why his projects have become so recognized, his “sculptures” are unique
structures and innovative materials, achieving unique creations that are a reference in the
world. He won the pritzker award in 1989.
A) GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, BILBAO, SPAIN
B) WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL, LOS ANGELES, UNITED
STATES
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C) DANCING HOUSE, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
D) RAY AND MARIA STATA CENTER, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED
STATES
E) TORRE BEEKMAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
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F) VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM, WEIL AM RHEIN, GERMANY
G) HOTEL BODEGAS MARQUÉS DE RISCAL, ÁLAVA, LA RIOJA-
SPAIN
H) JAY PRITZKER PAVILION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-UNITED
STATES
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I) NEUER ZOLLHOF, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
J) EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT, SEATTLE, UNITED STATES
K) PEIX (FISH), BARCELONA
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L) LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION, PARIS
M) LOU RUVO CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH, CLEVELAND
N) MAGGIE'S CENTRE, DUNDEE
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O) CINÉMATHÈQUE FRANÇAISE, PARIS
P) FISHDANCE RESTRAURENT, KOBE, JAPAN
Q) VENICE BEACH HOUSE, VENICE
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He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a
key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth century, influencing architects
worldwide through his works and hundreds of apprentices.
Wright believed in designing in harmony with humanity and the environment, a philosophy
he called organic architecture. This philosophy was exemplified in Fallingwater (1935),
which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture”. His philosophy of
designing is called as Organic Architecture.
A) UNITY TEMPLE, OAK PARK, USA
“The first modern building in the world.”
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B) FREDERICK C. ROBIE HOUSE, CHICA GO, USA
C) TALIESIN, SPRING GREEN, WISCONSIN
D) GERMAN WAREHOUSE IN RICHLAND, WISCONSIN
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E) HOLLYHOCK HOUSE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
F) TOKYO IMPERIAL HOTEL, INUYAMA, JAPAN
G) TALIESIN WEST, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
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H) FALLINGWATER, MILL RUN, PENNSYLVANIA
I) SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, NEW YORK CITY, NEW
YORK
J) GRADY GAMMAGE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, TEMPE, ARIZONA
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K) MARIN COUNTY CIVIC CENTER, SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
L) JACOBS HOUSE, MADISON, WISCONSIN
M) JOHNSON WAX HEADQUATERS, WISCONSIN, USA
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N) BETH SHOLOM SYNAGOGUE, PENNSYLVANIA
O) DARWIN D MARTIN HOUSE, NEW YORK
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Dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities, Le
Corbusier was influential in urban planning, and was a founding member of the Congrès
International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM). Le Corbusier prepared the master plan for the
city of Chandigarh in India, and contributed specific designs for several buildings there,
especially the government buildings.
He belonged to the first generation of the so-called International school of architecture,
which promoted such characteristics as clean geometric forms and open efficient spaces
A) VILLA SAVOYE, POISSY, FRANCE
B) NOTRE DAME DU HAUT, ROMCHAMP, FRANCE
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C) LA ROCHE-JEANNERET PROJECT, PARIS
D) UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK
E) PALACE OF JUSTICE, CHANDIGARH
F) PALACE OF ASSEMBLY (SECRETARAT), CHANDIGARH
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G) HEIDI WEBER MUSEUM, SWITZERLAND
H) MILL OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION BUILDING, AHMEDABAD
I) SAINTE MARIE DE LA TOURETTE, LYON, FRANCE
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J) SAINT-PIERRE (CHURCH OF [Link]), FIRMINY, FRANCE
K) SANSKAR KENDRA, AHEMDABAD
L) VILLA SHODHAN, AHEMDABAD
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He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. Along with Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier,
Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright, he is regarded as one of the pioneers of modernist
architecture.
He called his buildings "skin and bones" architecture. He sought an objective approach that
would guide the creative process of architectural design, but was always concerned with
expressing the spirit of the modern era. He is often associated with his fondness for the
aphorisms "less is more" and "God is in the details".
A) FARNSWORTH HOUSE, PLANO, ILLINOIS
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B) THE BARCELONA PAVILION, BARCELONA, SPAIN
C) CHICAGO FEDERAL COMPLEX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
D) CROWN HALL, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
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E) MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MEMORIAL LIBRARY,
WASHINGTON D.C.
F) SEAGRAM BUILDING, NEW YORK
G) 860-880 NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
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H) LAFAYETTE PARK, DETROIT, MICHIGAN
I) CULLINAN HALL AT MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON,
TEXAS
J) NEUE NATIONALGALERIE, BERLIN, GERMANY
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A) JYVÄSKYLÄ UNIVERSITY BUILDING, JYVÄSKYLÄ, FINLAND
B) HOUSE OF CULTURE, HELSINKI, FINLAND
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C) STEPHANUSKIRCHE, WOLFSBURG, GERMANY
D) VIIPURI LIBRARY, VYBORG, USSR
E) HEILIG GEIST KIRCHE [CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT],
WOLFSBURG, GERMANY
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F) MUURATSALO EXPERIMENTAL HOUSE, SÄYNÄTSALO,
FINLAND
G) MAISON LOUIS CARRÉ, PARIS, FRANCE
H) RIOLA PARISH CHURCH, RIOLA, ITALY
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He is the president of the Norman Foster Foundation, created to 'promote interdisciplinary
thinking and research to help new generations of architects, designers and urbanists to
anticipate the future'. He won the pritzker award in 1999.
A) APPLE PARK, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA
B) 30 ST MARY AXE, LONDON, ENGLAND
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C) WILLIS FABER AND DUMAS HEADQUARTERS, IPSWICH,
ENGLAND
D) WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON, ENGLAND
E) HSBC MAIN BUILDING, HONG KONG
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F) REICHSTAG BUILDING [NEW GERMAN PARLIAMENT] ,
BERLIN, GERMANY
G) LONDON CITY HALL, LONDON
H) MILLENNIUM BRIDGE, LONDON
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Japanese autodidact [self-educated] architect whose approach to architecture and
landscape was categorized by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co as "critical
regionalism". He won the pritkzer award in 1995.
A) 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, TOKYO
B) HYOGO PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART, HYOGO
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C) CHURCH OF LIGHT, OSAKA
D) THE OVAL AT BENESSE ART MUSEUM NAOSHIMA, KAGAWA
E) 4X4 HOUSE, KOBE
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F) TIME’S 1, KYOTO
G) OSAKA CULTURARIUM AT TEMPOZAN, OSAKA
H) WATER TEMPLE HYOGO, HYOGO
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Kahn created a style that was monumental and monolithic; his heavy buildings for the most
part do not hide their weight, their materials, or the way they are assembled. He was
awarded the AIA Gold Medal and the RIBA Gold Medal. At the time of his death he was
considered by some as "America's foremost living architect."
A) PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY LIBRARY AND DINING HALL,
NEW HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND
B) YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, CONNECTICUT, USA
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C) SHER-E-BANGLA NAGAR, DHAKA, BANGLADESH
D) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT FOUR FREEDOMS PARK,
ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NEW YORK
Built on the southern tip of the Island, facing the United Nations Secretariat across the river
E) KIMBELL ART MUSEUM, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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F) IIM AHEMDABAD
With BV DOSHI
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Piano has been a Senator [MLA] for Life in the Italian Senate since 2013. He won the pritkzer
award in 1998.
A) THE SHARD, LONDON
B) KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OSAKA, JAPAN
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C) CENTRE POMPIDOU, PARIS, FRANCE
D) THE MENIL COLLECTION, TEXAS, USA
E) NEMO SCIENCE MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
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F) JEAN-MARIE TJIBAOU CULTURAL CENTRE, NEW CALEDONIA
G) PARCO DELLA MUSICA, ROME, ITALY
H) ZENTRUM PAUL KLEE, BERN, SWIZERLAND
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I) THE NEW YORK TIMES BUILDING, NYC
J) WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NYC
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He was a member of The New York Five and the Memphis Group.
A) WALT DISNEY WORLD SWAN, FLORIDA, USA
B) TEAM DISNEY, CALIFORNIA, USA
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C) DISNEY'S HOTEL NEW YORK - THE ART OF MARVEL, NEW
YORK
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Mostly designed open structures.
A) OLYMPIC SPORTS COMPLEX OF ATHENS
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B) THE MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
C) THE TURNING TORSO TOWER, MALMÖ, SWEDEN
D) THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TRANSPORTATION HUB, NEW
YORK CITY
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E) THE AUDITORIO DE TENERIFE IN SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE
F) THE MARGARET HUNT HILL BRIDGE IN DALLAS, USA
G) PALACE OF ARTS, VALENCIA, SPAIN
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H) CITY OF SCIENCE MUSEUM AND PLANETERIUM, VALENCIA,
SPAIN
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They are perhaps best known for their conversion of the giant Bankside Power Station in
London to the new home of Tate Modern.
In 2001, Herzog & de Meuron were awarded the Pritzker Prize, the highest of honors in
architecture. Jury chairman J. Carter Brown commented, "One is hard put to think of any
architects in history that have addressed the integument of architecture with greater
imagination and virtuosity"
A) MERET OPPENHEIM HOCHHAUS BUILDING, BASEL,
SWIZERLAND
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B) TATE MODERN, LONDON
C) ALLIANZ ARENA, MUNICH, GERMANY
D) ELBPHILHARMONIE, HAMBURG, GERMANY
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E) TRIANGLE, PARIS
F) NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR BBVA MADRID, SPAIN
G) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL, JERUSALEAM, ISRAEL
H) BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM, BEIJING, CHINA
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Pei won a wide variety of prizes and awards in the field of architecture, including the AIA
Gold Medal in 1979, the first Praemium Imperiale for Architecture in 1989, and the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, in 2003. In 1983, he
won the Pritzker Prize, which is sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture.
A) MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART, DOHA, QATAR
B) LE GRAND LOUVRE, PARIS, FRANCE
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C) NATIONAL CENTRE OF ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH,
BOULDER, COLO
D) BANK OF CHINA, HONG KONG
E) ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, CLEVELAND, OHIO
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F) MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTRE, DALLAS
G) JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM,
BOSTON
H) SUZHOU MUSEUM, SUZHOU, CHINA
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He was awarded Padma Shri in 1972 and Padma Bhusan in 2006 and the royal gold medal in
1984. He founded the Urban Design Research in Mumbai and was the chief architect of Navi
Mumbai.
A) MAHATMA GANDHI MEMORIAL MUSEUM AT SABARMATI
ASHRAM, AHEMDABAD
B) M.P. VIDHAN SABHA [LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY], BHOPAL
Awarded Agha Khan Award
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C) MRF HEADQUATERS, CHENNAI
D) LIC BUILDING, NEW DELHI
E) PORTUGUESE CHURCH, MUMBAI
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F) CITY CENTRE MALL, KOLKATA
G) CHAMPALIMAUD CENTRE, BOSTON
H) INCREMENTAL HOUSING, NEW MUMBAI
I) JAWAHAR KALA KENDAR, JAIPUR
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J) ISMAILII CENTRE, TORONTO
K) KANCHENJUNGA APARTMENT, NEW MUBAI
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L) BRITISH COUNCIL, DELHI
M) BHARAT BHAVAN, BHOPAL
N) HOTEL CIDADE DE GOA
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M) TARA APPARTMENTS
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B V Doshi is one of India's greatest architects. The first Indian to receive the prestigious
Pritzker Architecture Prize and is also a recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Bhusan.
He had worked closely with architectural legends such as Le Corbusier, Anant Raje and Louis
Kahn. He also received the famous OAL or Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France for his
exemplary works. His studio was called "Vastu-Shilpa" in Delhi and was a Brutalist and
Modernist architecture pioneer in [Link] was an important figure of south Asian
architecture. He worked with Le-Corbusier in Paris. He designed IIM Ahmedabad with Louis
Kahn. He was awarded Padma Shri.
A) CENTRE OF ENVIROMENT AND PLANNING TECHNOLOGY,
AHEMDABAD
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B) INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, BANGALORE
C) INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, AHEMDABAD
D) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, DELHI
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E) AMDAVAD NI GUFA (HUSSAIN DOSHI GUFA), AHEMDABAD
F) IFFCO TOWNSHIP, KALOL
G) TAGORE HALL, AHEMDABAD
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H) ARANYA LOW-COST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
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A) ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE, NEW DELHI
B) HALL OF NATIONS (PRAGATI MAIDAN), NEW DELHI
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C) INDIAN EMBESSY, BEIJING, CHINA
D) NATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, GURUGAON,
HARYANA
E) NEHRU MEMORIAL PAVILIION, NEW DELHI
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F) OLYMPIC VILLAGE, PARIS, FRANCE
G) PARLIAMENT LIBRARY BUILDING, NEW DELHI
H) STATE TRADING CO-OPORATION, NEW DELHI
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I) COAL INDIA COMPLEX, KOLKATA
J) NTPC Tower
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He was an British born Indian architect. He moved to India in 1945 with a leprosy mission
and resided in Thiruvananthapuram. He was renowned for his low cost energy efficient
architecture. He used curved wall to enclosed more volume. Sloping roofs were an
important feature of his work, gables and vents were used to escape hot air. He made many
suggestions for the cost reduction including the use of rat trap bond. He liked bare brick
work instead of plastering. He was called the Gandhi Of Architecture. He has been awarded
Padma Shri, MBE, UN Roll of Honor etc.
A) LEPROSY HOMES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
B) ALLAHBAD AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY, ALLAHBAD
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C) INDIAN COFFEE HOUSE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
D) CDS – THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
E) LITERACY VILLAGE, LUCKNOW
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Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognised
as a major figure in architecture of the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Hadid adopted
painting as a design tool and abstraction as an investigative principle to "reinvestigate the
aborted and untested experiments of Modernism. She was described by The Guardian as
the "Queen of the curve", who "liberated architectural geometry, unveil new fields of
building." Hadid was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, in
2004. She received the UK's most prestigious architectural award, the Stirling Prize, in 2010
and 2011. In 2012, she was made a Dame by Elizabeth II for services to architecture, and in
February 2016, the month preceding her death,[10] she became the first woman to be
individually awarded the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects.
A) LONDON AQ UATICS CENTRE, ENGLAND
B) ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD ART MUSEUM, MICHIGAN, USA
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C) MAXXI (MUSEO NAZIONALE DELLE ARTI DEL XXI SECOLO)
NATIONAL MUSEUM, ROME
D) GUANGZHOU OPERA HOUSE, CHINA
[after her death]
E) BEIJING DAXING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT [BDIA], BEIJING
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F) AL-JANOUB STADIUM [AL-WAKRAH STADIUM], QUATAR
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MICHELANGELO AND LEONARDO DA VINCI
Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and port of high renaissance. He was
the architect of St. Peters basilica. His notable works are
A) STATUE OF DAVID
B) PIETA
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C) THE LAST JUDGMENT
D) SISTINE CHAPEL CEILING
E) MADONNA AND CHILD
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F) ST. PETERS BASILICA
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Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian architect, sculptor, painter and mathematician of high
renaissance. His notable works include
A) MONA LISA
B) THE LAST SUPPER
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C) THE VITRUVIAN MAN
D) LADY WITH AN ERMINE
E) VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS
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Pritzker award
The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an international architecture award presented annually "to
honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those
qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant
contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of
architecture.” Founded in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and his wife Cindy, the award is funded
by the Pritzker family and sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation. It is considered to be one of
the world's premier architecture prizes, and is often referred to as the Nobel Prize
of architecture.
Daivd Chipperfield won the award in 2023.
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Inaugural winner Philip Johnson in 1979
was cited "for 50 years of imagination and
vitality embodied in a myriad of museums,
theaters, libraries, houses, gardens and
corporate structures’
The 2004 laureate Zaha Hadid was the
first female prize winner.
Ryue Nishizawa became the youngest
winner in 2010 at age 44.
The 2017 winners, architects Rafael
Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramón Vilalta
were the first group of three to share the
prize.
Balkrishna Doshi is the first Indian to win
the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2018 for
his innovative work designing low-cost
housing.
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