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123Great Architects &
Their Famous Buildings
There is almost no greater reflection of a society’s culture than its architecture.
Throughout history, buildings like the Colosseum in Rome, the Taj Mahal in Agra or
Angkor Wat in Siem Reap told the stories of their times. In the modern age, these
buildings and their architects help illuminate this new millennium. —Paula FroelichUNCHARTED
Oscar Neimeyer
Curitiba, Brazil
Museo Oscar Neimeyer
Neimeyer’s Eye, the distinctive
annex to the Oscar Niemeyer
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exhibit space built of
steel and glass that is an
exemplary style of the father
of Brazilian modernism.03
Norma Merrick Sklarek
Los Angeles
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American woman registered
architect in New York
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regarded as the woman
behind Los Angeles’ iconic
Blue Whale—although on
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Pelli gets credit. Only the
U.S. Embassy in Japan has
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Calpe, Spain
La Muralla Roja
La Muralla Roja, a playful housing
project located within the La
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artfully and colorfully blends the
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of Spain’s coastal areas, and is
still innovative after 50 years.02